H. Hickes et M. Watrous, Multiresidue method for determination of sulfonylurea herbicides in water by liquid chromatography with confirmation by capillary electrophoresis, J AOAC INT, 82(6), 1999, pp. 1523-1533
A liquid chromatographic method with comfirmation by capillary electrophore
sis was used to determine 12 sulfonylurea herbicides in agricultural water.
Analysis of 3 different water matrixes fortified at 2 levels gave good rec
overies with adequate sensitivity at the 0.1 ppb level. A portion of the wa
ter was acidified with acetic acid and loaded onto an RP-102 solid-phase ex
traction (SPE) cartridge, and the extract was cleaned up on an alumina SPE
cartridge. Extracts were desalted with an RP-102 SPE cartridge before instr
umentation. Samples needing chemical filtration, such as pond water, requir
ed additional cleanup with a SAX SPE cartridge before the alumina cleanup s
tep. Data were compiled for both determinative techniques and evaluated.