Fast Cleanup of Difficult Substrates for Determination of Fenitrothion and Some Derivatives

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A simple method is described for the fast recovery of fenitrothion, an organophosphorus insecticide, from soil, chicken liver, urine, clams, and pine needles. The substrate is homogenized with acetonitrile or methanol, diluted with water, and passed through a column containing Amberlite XAD-7. Fenitrothion is recovered quantitatively by eluting with 4 portions of 25 mL ethyl acetate. After evaporation, the compound is determined quantitatively by gas-liquid chromatography with a flame photometric detector. The procedure is also suitable for some derivatives of fenitrothion, namely, fenitrooxon and S-methylfenitrothion. As low as 0.05 ppm of the parent compound may be determined.

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