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  • Evaluation of solid sorbents for the determination of fenhexamid, metalaxyl-M, pyrimethanil, malathion and myclobutanil residues in air samples: application to monitoring malathion and fenhexamid dissipation in greenhouse air using C-18 or Supelpak-2 for sampling.

Evaluation of solid sorbents for the determination of fenhexamid, metalaxyl-M, pyrimethanil, malathion and myclobutanil residues in air samples: application to monitoring malathion and fenhexamid dissipation in greenhouse air using C-18 or Supelpak-2 for sampling.

Analytica chimica acta (2007-08-29)
Nikolaos G Tsiropoulos, Evangelos B Bakeas, Vasilios Raptis, Stavroula S Batistatou
ABSTRACT

A methodology is described for greenhouse air analysis by sampling fenhexamid, pyrimethanil, malathion, metalaxyl-M and myclobutanil in solid sorbents. Pesticides were determined by gas chromatography with NP Detector. The trapping efficiency of XAD-2, XAD-4, Supelpak-2, Florisil and C-18 at different sampling conditions (rate, time and air humidity) and pesticides concentration levels has been evaluated. No breakthrough was observed in the range of concentration studied (0.10-75 microg of each pesticide). In almost all the cases good stability results were obtained. Personal pumps have been used with selected sorbents (Supelpak-2 and C-18) in order to sample malathion and fenhexamid in air of experimental greenhouse after their application in a tomato crop. The dissipation process of the analytes in various time periods after application has been studied. Malathion concentrations varied between 20.1 microg m(-3) just after application and 1.06 microg m(-3) 3 days later. Fenhexamid concentrations, determined by high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection, fall rapidly; after 12 h post-application being below 0.50 microg m(-3).

MATERIALS
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Product Description

Supelco
ORBO 23 2-HMP on Amberlite XAD®-2 (20/40), 120/60 mg, W,W,W separators, O.D. × L 6 mm × 85 mm, pkg of 25 ea
Supelco
ORBO 49P (OVS) Supelpak-20 specially treated Amberlite XAD®-2 (20/40), 270/140 mg, RC,GFF,F,F (specially cleaned) separators, O.D. × L 13-8 mm × 75 mm , OSHA Versatile Sampler (OVS) Tube, pkg of 10 ea
Supelco
Supelpak-2, matrix styrene-divinylbenzene, 20-60 mesh, jar of 1000 g
Supelco
Supelpak-2SVM, pkg of 500 g
Supelco
Supelpak-2, matrix styrene-divinylbenzene, 20-60 mesh, jar of 100 g
Supelco
ORBO 43 Supelpak-20 specially treated Amberlite XAD®-2 (20/40), 100/50 mg, W,W,W (specially treated) separators, O.D. × L 8 mm × 100 mm, pkg of 50 ea
Supelco
ORBO 24 2-HMP on Amberlite XAD®-2 (20/40), 150/75 mg, W,W,W separators, O.D. × L 6 mm × 105 mm, pkg of 25 ea