Evaluation of α- and β-Endosulfan Residues in Teas and Yerba Mate Infusions by Bar Adsorptive Microextraction and Large Volume Injection-Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

Tea and yerba mate are traditional beverages prepared through the infusion of leaves of Camellia sinensis and Ilex paraguariensis, respectively. During this process, the leaching of pesticides onto the beverage, such as endosulfan, may occur. In this study, a bar adsorptive microextraction (BAµE) method prior to large gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis was developed to analyze a- and b-endosulfan in teas and yerba mate infusions. Different sorbent coatings for BAµE were compared and the hydrophilic-lipophilic balanced polymer showed the best selectivity for endosulfan isomers. The method was validated providing good recoveries (varying from 80.4 ± 1.8 to 108 ± 4.9%) and linearities (r2 > 0.99), limits of detection from 8.0 to 4.0 µg kg-1 and limits of quantification from 40 to 20 µg kg-1 for a- and b-endosulfan, respectively. The application of the method in the analysis of real samples showed all free of endosulfan at the limit of detection of the analytical method.

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Main Authors: Santos,Anaí L. dos, Krause,Laiza C., Schneider,Jaderson K., Nogueira,José M. F., Caramão,Elina B.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532020000300550
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Summary:Tea and yerba mate are traditional beverages prepared through the infusion of leaves of Camellia sinensis and Ilex paraguariensis, respectively. During this process, the leaching of pesticides onto the beverage, such as endosulfan, may occur. In this study, a bar adsorptive microextraction (BAµE) method prior to large gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis was developed to analyze a- and b-endosulfan in teas and yerba mate infusions. Different sorbent coatings for BAµE were compared and the hydrophilic-lipophilic balanced polymer showed the best selectivity for endosulfan isomers. The method was validated providing good recoveries (varying from 80.4 ± 1.8 to 108 ± 4.9%) and linearities (r2 > 0.99), limits of detection from 8.0 to 4.0 µg kg-1 and limits of quantification from 40 to 20 µg kg-1 for a- and b-endosulfan, respectively. The application of the method in the analysis of real samples showed all free of endosulfan at the limit of detection of the analytical method.