QuEChERS - Everything you need to know

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Introduction of QuEChERS

• QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe), a sample preparation method proposed by Michelangelo Anastassiades and co-workers in 2003, has been adopted as official procedures for multiresidual pesticide monitoring worldwide.

 

Features:

• Satisfactory recoveries for a wide variety of pesticides in many food matrices
• Streamlined procedure with few simple steps, lowering potential for errors
• Minimal organic solvent usage, safer for analysts and environment-friendly
• Saving time and cost significantly

 

Application:

• Satisfactory recoveries for a wide variety of pesticides in many food matrices.

 

Related Methods:

• NY/T 1380-2007 Determination of 51 Pesticides Residues in Fruits and Vegetables GC-MS
• EN 15662 Foods of plant origin - Determination of pesticide residues using GC-MS and/or LC-MS/MS following acetonitrile extraction/partitioning and clean-up by dispersive SPE - QuEChERS-method

• AOAC Official Method 2007.01 Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate.

 

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