Simultaneous Determination of Pesticides in Water Using a GC/MS Coupled with Micro Extraction by Packed Sorbent

This study established an analytical method to simultaneously determine six organophosphorous pesticides [methyldemetone-S, diazinon, fenitrothion, parathion, phentoate, and O-ethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phenylphosphonothioate (EPN)] and carbaryl in water using a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system coupled with on-line micro extraction by packed sorbent (MEPS) and programmed temperature vaporizer (PTV) injector. Polystyrene divinylbenzene (PDVB) was used as a sorbent of MEPS. The effects of elution solvents, pH, elution volume and draw-eject cycles of samples on sample pretreatment process were investigated. Also, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) and the recovery of the pesticides in environmental samples were evaluated. The elution was performed using $30{\mu}L$ of a mixed solvent (acetone : dichloromethane = 80 : 20 (v/v)). Sample pretreatment processes were optimized with seven cycles of draw-eject of sample (1 mL) spiking an internal standard and sulfuric acid. At lower pH, the analytical sensitivity of diazinon decreased, but that of carbaryl increased. The method detection limit and the limit of quantification for this method were 0.02~0.18 and $0.08{\sim}0.59{\mu}g/L$, respectively. The method precision and accuracy were 1.5~11.5% and 83.3~129.8%, respectively, at concentrations of $0.5{\sim}5.0{\mu}g/L$. The recovery rates for all the pesticides except carbaryl in various environmental samples ranged 75.7~129.3%. The recovery rate of carbaryl in effluent sample was over 200% whereas carbaryl in drinking water, groundwater, and river water were in the acceptable range.

MEPS-GC/MS를 이용한 농약류 동시 수질분석

본 연구는 on-line micro extraction by packed sorbent (on-line MEPS)와 시료다량주입장치인 programmed temperature vaporizer (PTV) injector를 결합한 가스크로마토그래피 질량분석 시스템을 이용하여 유기인계 농약인 methyldemetone-S, diazinon, fenitrothion, parathion, phentoate, O-ethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phenylphosphonothioate (EPN)과 카바이트계인 carbaryl에 대한 동시 수질분석법을 확립하였다. MEPS 내 sorbent는 polystyrene divinylbenzene (PDVB) 재질을 이용하였다. 시료전처리시 추출용매 종류, pH, 추출용매량 및 시료주입왕복횟수가 분석에 미치는 영향과 정도보증(QA/QC), 그리고 환경시료에 대한 각 물질의 회수율을 평가하였다. 추출용매는 acetone과 dichloromethane을 80 : 20 (v/v)으로 혼합하여 사용하였고, 내부표준물질과 황산을 첨가한 시료 1 mL를 대상으로 추출용매량 $30{\mu}L$, 시료주입왕복횟수를 7회로 추출하여 분석조건을 최적화하였다. pH가 낮을수록 Diazinon의 분석감응도는 감소한 반면 carbaryl의 분석감응도는 증가하였다. 정도보증결과 항목별 방법검출한계 및 정량한계는 각각 $0.02{\sim}0.18{\mu}g/L$, $0.08{\sim}0.59{\mu}g/L$로 낮았으며, 농도범위 $0.5{\sim}5.0{\mu}g/L$ 수준에서 정밀도와 정확도 범위는 각각 1.5~11.5%, 83.3~129.8%로 나타났다. 환경시료 중 carbaryl을 제외한 모든 항목의 회수율은 75.7~129.3%로 적합하였다. Carbaryl에 대한 회수율은 수돗물, 지하수, 하천수 분석에서 적합한 범위를 나타냈으나, 하수처리방류수에서는 200% 이상으로 만족하지 못하였다.