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  • Title: Screening method for pesticides in air by gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.
    Author: Egea Gonzalez FJ, Mena Granero A, Glass CR, Garrido Frenich A, Martinez Vidal JL.
    Journal: Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom; 2004; 18(5):537-43. PubMed ID: 14978798.
    Abstract:
    A multiresidue method for determining more than 70 pesticides in air has been validated using a single injection with gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS). The method validation considered both stages of sampling and analysis. The sampling method, based on active sampling using sorption in sorbent cartidges, was validated by generating standard atmospheres. Performance parameters of the method were evaluated, with a reduction in the limits of quantification by injecting a higher volume of sample extract, and increase of selectivity by the use of MS/MS detection mode. The method was based on solid-phase extraction, which permits a degree of automation. The best adsorbents were found to be Chromosorb 106 and Tenax TA. The retention capacity of these sampling sorbents allows up to 1440 L of air to be sampled without any breakthrough for most of the compounds. Data were generated for assessing the potential exposure of bystanders. The application of the method to the analysis of the air in urban locations near agricultural areas showed that pesticides were present in most of the samples.
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