title: Determination of residual ethylene dibromide in cereals by glass capillary gas chromatography.
abstract: This study describes two methods for the quantitative determination of residual ethylene dibromide (1,2-dibromoethane) in cereals, especially wheat, and in dried fruit. The first method is based on a solvent-extraction technique; in the second a continuous micro steam-distillation--solvent-extraction apparatus is used. The quantitative determination of ethylene dibromide is performed by electron-capture gas chromatography using a glass capillary column coated with CPwax 51. The absolute detection limit for EDB is 0.5 pg and recoveries of 82 and 98% resp. are obtained for samples with EDB added in the range of 10 to 50 micrograms/kg. 75 samples of cereal products and 19 samples of dried fruit have been analysed with the solvent extraction method. For 22 samples the micro steam-distillation-solvent-extraction technique has been used.
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis*; D015946:Ethylene Dibromide / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000032:analysis*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D014908:Triticum / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D015946:Ethylene Dibromide