Abstract
A method for screening of pesticide-contaminated soil was developed. The extraction is carried out by supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) with methanol as a modifier. The different components of the extracts are separated by high-performance thin-layer chromatography with automated multiple development (HPTLC/AMD) and evaluated densitometrically. The technique can be carried out without any previous clean-up step. Compared with other extraction techniques, SFE has the advantages of reducing the amount of co-extracted soil contents, which can seriously deteriorate the results. A 35-step development of the TLC-plate with gradient elution offers an application over a wide range of polarity. Migration data for 107 pesticides, recoveries and detection limits for 20 pesticides were determined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 464-469 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry |
Volume | 354 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Feb 1996 |