Solid phase extraction (SPE) for the treatment of bovine urine samples in t
he analysis of beta(2)-agonist multi-residues by gas chromatography-mass sp
ectrometry(GC-MS) was evaluated. Mabuterol, mapenterol, clenproperol, terbu
taline, clenbuterol, salbutamol, clenpenterol, bromobuterol and hidroximeti
lclenbuterol (NA1141) were tested with five different mechanisms: adsorptio
n, reverse phase, polar, ion exchange, and mixed phase, and eleven sorbents
: diatomaceous earth, octadecyl (C-18), octyl (C-8), native silica (Si), di
ol (2OH), amine (NH2), trimethylaminopropyl (SAX), propylbenzenesulphonic (
SCX), Bond Elut Certify(R) (C-8+SCX), Clean Screen DAU(R) (CSDAU) and Multi
mode (C-18+SCX+SAX).