Analyzing Pesticides in Avocado Using the QuEChERS Method and CG-MS/MS

December 08, 2023

Avocado Sample Preparation Using the QuEChERS Method with Ammonium Formate for Pesticide Analysis

Diana Angélica Varela-Martínez, Miguel Ángel González-Curbelo, Javier González-Sálamo³, Javier Hernández-Borges³

¹Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ingeniería,Universidad EAN, ²Departamento de Química, Unidad Departamental de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias,Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), ³Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias,Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)

Summary

The present protocol describes the analysis of multiclass pesticide residues in avocado varieties using the Quick-Easy-Cheap-Effective-Rugged-Safe (QuEChERS) method with ammonium formate, followed by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Analyzing Pesticides in Avocado Using the QuEChERS Method and CG-MS/MS

Avocado Sample Preparation Using the QuEChERS Method with Ammonium Formate for Pesticide Analysis

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