Analytical Methods for Agricultural Contaminants

<p>Part 1:<br>1. Introduction to the book of methods<br>2. General requirements for food safety analysis<br>3. Setting up a residues laboratory<br>4. Sampling in the context of food safety<br>5. Sample preparation and processing<br>6. Quality assurance and safety control procedures<br>7. Method validation<br>8. Uncertainty estimation<br>9. Choosing the right method for your purpose<br>10. Integrated analytical approaches for food safety and environmental sustainability<br>Examples of methods for food contaminant analysis</p> <p>PART II- Methods<br>1. Pesticide residue determination in fresh fruits and vegetables using ethyl acetate extraction and QuEChERS clean-up<br>2. Extraction of pesticide residues present in fresh fruits and vegetables using the QuECHERS method<br>3. Analysis of pesticide residues by HPLC MS/ MS in fresh fruits and vegetables<br>4. Pesticide residue determination in potato using the dispersive QuEChERS template with ammonium acetate<br>5. Multiresidue method for pesticides in potato using by QuECHERS and GC-MSD detection<br>6. Processing and extraction of fruits and vegetables with possible pesticide residue content<br>7. Determination of selected pesticides in tomato samples by column extraction and gel permeation chromatography clean-up<br>8. Determination of carbamate pesticides residues in honey by HPLC with post-column derivatization and fluorescence detector (FLD)<br>9. Determination and confirmation of chloramphenicol in honey, fish and prawns by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry<br>10. Determination of avermectins and milbemycin residues in food of animal origin by LC-MS/MS<br>11. Determination of sulphonamides in eggs by high pressure liquid chromatography detection and diode arrangement (HPLC / DAD)<br>12. Determination of ractopamine in swine feed by LC-MS/MS<br>13. Determination of histamine in fish and fish products by capillary zone electrophoresis. <br>Examples of methods for soil and water analysis<br>14. Determination of carbamates and triazines in soil and sediment samples by high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry<br>15. Determination of organophosphorus and other pesticides through ultrasound treatment<br>16. Determination of selected pesticides by GC-MSD<br>17. Procedure for extraction of organo phosphate pesticides in water using solid phase extraction<br>18. Procedure for extraction of organo-chlorinated pesticides in water<br>19. Determination of organochlorine insecticides and trifluralin in water by GC/MSD<br>20. Determination of selected pesticides in water by GC-MSD<br>21. Analysis of residues of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in water<br>22. Determination of nitrate and nitrite in water using unsupressed ion chromatography with UV detection<br>23. Determination of ammonium in wastewater using unsuppressed ion chromatography with conductivity detection<br>Examples of methods using nuclear and biological approaches<br>24. Detection of irradiated fat containing foods through the analysis of 2-alkylcyclobutanones using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry<br>25. Determination of Radon in water<br>26. Procedure for the generation of adsorption isotherms in soils using radiotracers<br>27. Effect of pesticides, drugs and chemical compounds on the soil respiration using 14C –glucose as a radiotracer<br>28. Determination of the mineralization curve of pesticides in soil using a radiometric technique<br>29. Biomonitoring of water quality using macroinvertebrate as bioindicators<br>30. Estimation of the bioaccumulation factor of radiolabelled pollutants in compost worms</p>