A method for the determination of the fungicide thiabendazole (TBZ) by
micellar-stabilized room-temperature phosphorescence is described. It
does not require any separation step and allows the direct determinat
ion of the fungicide in canned pineapple samples. The effect of variou
s experimental conditions is discussed in detail, The analytical curve
of thiabendazole gives a linear dynamic range of 23.8-500.0 ng mL(-1)
and a detection limit of 23.8 ng mL(-1). Recoveries of 103.9 and 89.2
% for syrup and canned pineapple pulp, respectively, were obtained for
250 ng mL(-1) thiabendazole.