Multiresidue Method for Quantitative Gas Chromatographic Determination of Pesticide Residues in Sweet Cherries

Abstract
A multiresidue method is described for determination of acephate, diazinon, dimethoate, fenitrothion, malathion, pirimicarb, trichlorfon, bromopropylate, dicofol, and tetradifon in sweet cherries for baby food at a limit of 0.01 ppm. Sweet cherry samples were extracted through a selective Extrelut column with methylene chloride and cleaned up with quaternary aminesilane-silica-dichloromethane. Extracts were then analyzed by gas chromatography (GC)/electron capture detection/flame photometric detection (FPD) and GC/nitrogen-phosphorous detection/FPD. Recoveries were determined by spiking sweet cherry homogenates with 10 pesticides at 0.1, 0.05, 0.02, and 0.01 ppm. Six determinations were performed at each level for each pesticide. Recoveries were 70% or better at the 0.01 ppm level.

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