Solid-phase microextraction in pesticide residue analysis

The applications of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for sample preparati on in pesticide residue analysis are reviewed in this paper taking into acc ount the different approaches of this technique coupled mainly to gas chrom atography but also to high-performance liquid chromatography. A complete re vision of the existing literature has been made considering the different a pplications divided according to the pesticide families (organochlorine, or ganophosphorus, triazines, thiocarbamates, substituted uracils, urea deriva tives and dinitroanilines among others) and the sample matrices analysed wh ich included environmental samples (water and soil), food samples and biolo gical fluids. Details on the analytical characteristics of the procedures d escribed in the reviewed papers are given, and new trends in the applicatio ns of SPME in this field are discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.