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LC–MS/MS Analysis of Five Neonicotinoid Pesticides in Sheep and Cow Milk Samples Collected in Jordan Valley

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, ISSN: 1432-0800, Vol: 102, Issue: 3, Page: 347-352
2019
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    13
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  • Captures
    32

Article Description

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the presence of five neonicotinoid pesticides, acetamiprid, imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, and thiamethoxam, in sheep and cow milk samples collected from animals bred in the Jordan Valley. In this area, numerous citrus plantations are present, and these insecticides are commonly used to protect plants from pests and diseases. Thirty-seven sheep milk samples and 31 cow milk samples were analysed. The analytical method, based on a single cleanup extraction step with SPE cartridges packed with diatomaceous earth material, together with analysis by LC–MS/MS, has guaranteed average recoveries between 75.1% and 88.3%, limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 0.5 and 1 µg/kg, respectively, for all the five neonicotinoids. LOQ was much lower than the codex maximum residues limits for these pesticides in milks. No residues of the five neonicotinoids were found in any sample at a concentration level above LOD.

Bibliographic Details

Fedrizzi, Giorgio; Altafini, Alberto; Armorini, Sara; Al-Qudah, Khaled Mefleh; Roncada, Paola

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics; Environmental Science

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