Simplified method for the analysis of some carbamate insecticides in foliage, forest soil and fish tissue by direct gas-liquid chromatography.
A simplified and sensitive method for the analysis of eight carbamate insecticide residues in foliage, forest soil and fish tissue by direct gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) is described. After fortification, the carbamate residues were extracted from the natural substrates by homogenization in ethyl acetate. The interfering co-extratives present in the crude extracts were removed by filtration through Whatman GF/A glass microfibre after coagulation. The carbamate residues were re-extracted into dichloromethane and directly analyzed intact by GLC with a Tracor Model 702 nitrogen-phosphorus detector. The rate of recovery for aminocarb, carbofuran, carbaryl, methomyl, mexacarbate, pirimicarb and propoxur was better than 80% at 5.0-ppm and 0.50-ppm levels. Slightly less than 60% was recovered for methiocarb.
D000818:Animals; D002219:Carbamates; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D005399:Fishes; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D010944:Plants / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis
D002219:Carbamates; D007306:Insecticides; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants