Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 279, Issue -, Pages 20-29Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.11.130
Keywords
Matrix effect; Analytical protectants; Pesticide residues; Complex matrices; Gas chromatography
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland [SBI-05]
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This paper discusses one of the major concerns in pesticide residue analysis: the matrix effect related to gas chromatography (GC), which can adversely affect quantification. In this study, a comparison of approaches for dealing with the matrix effect was investigated for 236 pesticides in complex matrices, including dried herbs (Centaurea cyanus L., Matricaria chamomilla L., Thymus vulgaris L.) and dried fruit (currants, chokeberry), using a modified QuEChERS method and GC-MS/MS analysis. Three approaches were evaluated: (i) using matrix-matched calibration, (ii) adding a mixture of analyte protectants (APs) to every extract or (iii) injection prior to GC-MS/MS analysis. Finally, minimization of the matrix effect to the acceptable levels of -20 to 20% for over 80% of investigated pesticides was found when APs mixture was injected at the beginning of the sequence. In this approach, the matrix effects were significantly weaker for some pesticides than when matrix-matched calibration was used.
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