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Endocrine Disrupter <strong>Pesticide</strong>s by GC–MS/MS 3<br />

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Analysis of Endocrine Disruptor <strong>Pesticide</strong>s in Adipose Tissue<br />

Using Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry<br />

Assessment of the Uncertainty of the Method<br />

José L. Martínez Vidal, Antonia Garrido Frenich,<br />

Francisco J. Egea González, and Francisco J. Arrebola Liébanas<br />

Summary<br />

A multiresidue method based on extraction with organic solvents, cleanup by preparative<br />

liquid chromatography, and detection by gas chromatography (GC) using tandem<br />

mass spectrometry (MS/MS) mode is described for the determination of α- and<br />

β-endosulfan and three main metabolites (sulfate, ether, and lactone) in human adipose<br />

tissue samples. The analytical methodology is verified, and the values of some performance<br />

characteristics, such as linearity, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification<br />

(LOQ) limits, precision (intraday and interday), and accuracy (recovery) are calculated.<br />

The high efficiency of the cleanup step for the elimination of interference allows reaching<br />

detection limits at low micrograms per kilogram (parts per billion, ppb) concentration<br />

levels. In addition, an estimation of measurement uncertainty, using validation data,<br />

is presented for each target compound. The results show that the sources of largest uncertainty<br />

are those relative to the balance calibration, from the gravimetric step, and both<br />

the relative uncertainty associated with the recovery and the intermediate precision of<br />

the method.<br />

Key Words: Cleanup; endocrine disruptor; endosulfan; gas chromatography; metabolites;<br />

human adipose tissue; measurement uncertainty; organochlorine compounds;<br />

pesticides; preparative liquid chromatography; tandem mass spectrometry.<br />

1. Introduction<br />

Organochlorine pesticides, such as endosulfan, are persistent environmental contaminants<br />

and tend to accumulate in humans and other animals (1,2). Endosulfan is<br />

still widely used in agricultural activities in developed countries because of its low<br />

relative persistence in comparison with other organochlorinated insecticides and its<br />

From: Methods in Biotechnology, Vol. 19, <strong>Pesticide</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong><br />

Edited by: J. L. Martínez Vidal and A. Garrido Frenich © Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ<br />

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