Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture (한국환경농학회지)

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Simultaneous Analysis of Conazole Fungicides in Garlic by Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer Coupled with a Modified QuEChERS Method

  • Bong, Min-Sun (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally-friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Yang, Si-Young (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally-friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ho (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally-friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Seo, Jung-Mi (Gwangju Advanced Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, In-Seon (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally-friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University)
  • Received : 2011.09.07
  • Accepted : 2011.09.23
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The conazoles, difenoconazole, diniconazole, hexaconazole, penconazole and tetraconazole are a large class of synthetic fungicides used extensively for foliage and seed treatments in agricultural crops. The extensive use of conazoles has brought concerns on the potentiality of environmental contamination and toxicity. Thus studies on the development of methods for monitoring the conazoles are required. METHODS AND RESULTS: A modified quick, easy, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method was involved in sample preparation. Quadrapole time of flight mass spectrometer (Q-TOF MS) in electron spray ionization (ESI) mode was employed to determine conazoles in garlic samples. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) of conazoles by Q-TOF-MS ranged from 0.001 to 0.002 mg/L and 0.002 to 0.005 mg/L, respectively. Q-TOF-MS analysis exhibited less than 2.6 ppm error of accurate mass measurements for the detection of conazoles spiked at 0.05 mg/L in garlic matrix. Recovery values of conazoles fortified in garlic samples at 0.02, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/L were between 79.2 and 106.2% with a maximum 11.8% of standard deviation. No detectable conazoles were found in the domestic market samples by using the Q-TOF-MS method. CONCLUSION(s): High degree of confirmation for conazoles by accurate mass measurements demonstrated that Q-TOF-MS analysis combined with a QuEChERS method may be applicable to simultaneous determination of conazoles in garlic samples.

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