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  • Title: An estimation of the exposure to organophosphorus pesticides through the simultaneous determination of their main metabolites in urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
    Author: Hernández F, Sancho JV, Pozo OJ.
    Journal: J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci; 2004 Sep 05; 808(2):229-39. PubMed ID: 15261816.
    Abstract:
    A rapid method has been developed for the determination of 4-nitrophenol (PNP) (parathion and methyl-parathion metabolite) and 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol (3-Me-PNP) (fenitrothion metabolite) in human urine by coupled-column liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-LC-MS/MS). The LC-LC-MS/MS approach allows the determination at sub-ppb level of free metabolites by injecting the urine directly into the system and the total metabolites after a simple enzymatic hydrolysis. The method has been validated, obtaining limits of detection of 0.1 and 0.2 microg/L for 4-nitrophenol and 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, respectively. Additionally, a multi-residue LC-MS/MS method is proposed in order to evaluate the levels of other parathion and methyl parathion metabolites. This approach allows the simultaneous determination of dimethyl phosphate (DMP), dimethyl thiophosphate (DMTP), 4-nitrophenolsulphate and 4-nitrophenolglucuronide without tedious sample treatments. The applicability of both methods is demonstrated by applying them to various urine samples from an unexposed population and a grower who applied methyl parathion. The combination of both methods allows a general overview on the presence of different metabolites (free and conjugated) and the concentration ratios between them, giving useful information on organophosphorus pesticides metabolism and excretion.
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