Direct Analysis and Quantification of Metaldehyde in Water using Reactive Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry

Simon Maher; Fred P. M. Jjunju; Deidre E. Damon; Hannah Gorton; Yosef S. Maher; Safaraz U. Syed; Ron M. A. Heeren; Iain S. Young; Stephen Taylor; Abraham K. Badu-Tawiah

doi:10.1038/srep35643

Direct Analysis and Quantification of Metaldehyde in Water using Reactive Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry

Simon Maher^*, Fred P. M. Jjunju, Deidre E. Damon, Hannah Gorton, Yosef S. Maher, Safaraz U. Syed, Ron M. A. Heeren, Iain S. Young, Stephen Taylor, Abraham K. Badu-Tawiah^*

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Abstract

Metaldehyde is extensively used worldwide as a contact and systemic molluscicide for controlling slugs and snails in a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops. Contamination of surface waters due to run-off, coupled with its moderate solubility in water, has led to increased concentration of the pesticide in the environment. In this study, for the first time, rapid analysis ( 149 for protonated ion) and atrazine (221 -> 179) were found to be linear in the range 0.01 to 5 ng/mL. Metaldehyde residues were detectable in environmental water samples at low concentration (LOD <0.1 ng/mL using reactive PS-MS), with a relative standard deviation <10% and an R-2 value >0.99, without any pre-concentration/separation steps. This result is of particular importance for environmental monitoring and water quality analysis providing a potential means of rapid screening to ensure safe drinking water.

Original language	English
Article number	35643
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep35643
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2016

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