Development of a microparticle-based on-site immunoassay for the detection of atrazine in soil and water samples.
Atrazine is widely used as a herbicide in agriculture and has been identified as a major groundwater contaminant in the US. Because of the possible hazard associated with its usage, there is a need for an efficient and economic screening method for on-site field testing of atrazine and other s-triazine herbicides in soil and water. We have developed a rapid, on-site test for the detection of atrazine based on the principle of microparticle agglutination inhibition immunoassay. The test detects 50 microg kg(-1) (0.050 ppm) atrazine in soil samples with direct extraction and 1.0 microg L(-1) atrazine in water samples when coupled with solid phase extraction.
Li
Min
M
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Road, Indianapolis, IN 46250, USA.
Wu
Robert S
RS
Tsai
Shiow-Fen
SF
Rosen
Steven M
SM
DiCesare
Joseph
J
Tsai
Jane S C
JS
Salamone
Salvatore J
SJ
D001280:Atrazine / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000032:analysis*; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006540:Herbicides; D001280:Atrazine