Simultaneous analysis of chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin in cord blood plasma by online solid-phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography–heated electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Liao, Ho-Tang; Hsieh, Chia-Jung; Chiang, Su-Yin; Lin, Ming-Huan; Chen, Pau-Chung; Wu, Kuen-Yuh

Simultaneous analysis of chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin in cord blood plasma by online solid-phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography–heated electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

2011

Chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin are the most used insecticides in Taiwan. Exposure to both pesticides has been associated with reproductive and developmental health effects in humans and animals. This study describes an online solid-phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography–heated electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (online SPE-LC/HESI/MS/MS) method to analyze chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin in cord blood of pregnant women. Calibration curves showed good linearity (r²>0.998) for both pesticides within the range of 0.1–100ppb. Limits of detection (LODs) were 0.01 and 0.05ppb and recoveries in cord blood were 97.2±4.8% and 93.5±9.5% for chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin respectively. After analysis of 396 samples, the mean concentrations of chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin were 0.38 and 1.08ppb respectively. These results demonstrate that LC/HESI/MS/MS is effective for the simultaneous analysis of chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin in cord blood with excellent sensitivity and specificity and may also be effective for high throughput assay in future epidemiology studies.

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