title: A novel flow-through fluorescence optosensor for the determination of thiabendazole.
abstract: This paper presents the development of a new flow-injection system combined with solid-surface fluorescence detection for the determination of the widely used fungicide thiabendazole. Nylon powder was probed as a novel solid support for building the optosensor. The method is based on the on-line immobilization of thiabendazole onto nylon in a continuous flow system, followed by the measurement of its native fluorescence. Aqueous samples are directly injected in a water carrier, resulting in a very simple and economical method. The analytical figures of merit obtained using 1500 microL of sample and 75% methanol (v/v) as eluting solution were: linear calibration range from 8 to 120 ng mL(-1) (the lowest value corresponds to the quantitation limit), relative standard deviation, 0.9% (n=5) at a level of 64 ng mL(-1), limit of detection calculated according to 1995 IUPAC recommendations is to 2.8 ng mL(-1), and sampling rate of 14 samples h(-1). The potential interference from other agrochemicals, metal ions and common anions, and the viability of determining thiabendazole in real water samples were also evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET-UNR), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000) Rosario, Argentina.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Piccirilli
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Escandar
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013827:Thiabendazole