Development and Validation of a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method for Determining Acaricides in Bee Pollen.

ABSTRACT: Pesticides can be found in beehives for several reasons, including contamination from surrounding crops or for their use by beekeepers, which poses a risk to bee ecosystems and consumers. Therefore, efficient and sensitive methods are needed for determining pesticide residues in bee products. In this study, a new analytical method has been developed and validated to determine seven acaricides (atrazine, chlorpyrifos, chlorfenvinphos, α-endosulfan, bromopropylate, coumaphos, and τ-fluvalinate) in bee pollen using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. After an optimization study, the best sample treatment was obtained when using a modified QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) method employing an ethyl acetate and cyclohexane as the extractant mixture, and a m

SUBMITTER: Fuente-Ballesteros A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10056623 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature