LC-MS/MS Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticide Residues in Coconut Water

Pragney Deme, Tirupathi Azmeera, Sanjit Kanjilal, Padmaja Jonnalagadda, Vijaya Saradhi Upadhyayula

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Abstract

A simple and specific analytical method based on solid phase extraction (SPE), and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) operated in multipule reaction monitoring (MRM) mode with dynamic time segment acquisition windows, was developed to determine organophosphorus pesticide residues (acephate, monocrotophos, dimethoate, malaoxon, dichlorvos, malathion, phenthoate, parathion-ethyl, chlorfenvinfos, quinalphos, diazinon, phosalone, profenofos, ethion, chlorpyrifos) in tender coconut water. The method was observed to be linear with lower limit of detections ranged from 0.1 to 1.5 ng/mL (measured at S/N ratio 5:1) and limit of qunatitation 0.5 to 2.0 ng/mL (measured at S/N ratio 10:1) for all studied pesticides. The intra- and inter-day assay accuracies calculated at four concentration levels in six replicates (n = 6) were in the range of 80 % to 115 % with relative standard deviations (RSD) below 15 %. The percentage recoveries of all the analysed pesticides were in the range of 86.8 % to 107.6 % and the calculated RSD values were below 12 %. The developed method was applied to determine pesticide residues in natural tender coconut water samples. The results showed the presence of malathion ranging from 24 to 45 ng/L concentrations in some natural tender coconut water samples collected from various local market places in and around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1162-1169
Number of pages8
JournalFood Analytical Methods
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coconut water
  • Liquid chromatography
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Organophosphorus pesticides
  • Solid phase extraction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Food Science
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Safety Research

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