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Under current regulations, chemicals allowed for use in various European countries (Table 3) are either fully Hcensed for aquacultural use (oxytetracycline, oxolinic acid) or can be prescribed by veterinarians if they are Hcensed for use on other food animals (14—16). In addition, previously unHcensed chemicals that are appHed to the water (topicals) may now be used under a grandfather clause if no one questions their safety. The question of whether a chemical is a medicine or a pesticide has also been addressed. Eor example, dichlorvos (Nuvan 500 EC) was initially designated as a pesticide in the United Kingdom, but was later categorized as a medicine. A similar product, trichlorfon (Masoten), was treated the same way in the United States. 

This set-up, or a very similar one, has been used to determine different group of pollutants in environmental waters (45, 83, 93). For example, with 10 ml of sample the limits of detection of a group of pesticides were between 2 and 20 ng 1 (92) in tap and river water, with this system being fully automated. Figure 13.19 shows the chromatograms obtained by on-line SPE-GC-MS under selected ion-monitoring conditions of 10 ml of tap water spiked with pesticides at levels of 0.1 pig 1 (92). 

S. Lacorte, J. J. Vreuls, J. S. Salau, R Ventura and D. Barcelo, Monitoring of pesticides in river water using fully automated on-line solid-phase extraction and liquid cliro-matography with diode array detection with a novel filrtation device , J. Chromatogr. 795 71-82(1998). 

This validation typically requires samples with radiolabeled analytes. However, alternative approaches are proposed which involve (i) comparison with extraction of samples using a procedure which has been previously validated rigorously, (ii) comparison with extraction of samples by a very different technique or (iii) analysis of a certified reference material. Generally, this validation should be performed with samples containing analyte incurred by the route by which residues would normally be expected to arise. The simplest option (i) requires fully validated and documented enforcement methods provided by the manufacturer of a pesticide. 

As concluded by Menzinger et CE will only fully augment chromatographic techniques in the routine determination of pesticide residues when software becomes capable of compensating for the intrinsic variability in analyte migration times. This... 

Newborns are especially vulnerable to pesticides effects, since they do not have a fully developed immune system and adaptation mechanisms, or detoxification systems for foreign chemicals. A direct correlation between overall pesticide exposure in a given territory and primary illness in newborns [A101] was traced into even those territories of the Ukraine where the volumes of pesticides used were not extreme. The clearest expression of the pesticide exposure - primary newborn illness correlation is seen with pesticides of the second risk class (by toxicity), while the correlation is less clear for pesticides of the third and fourth categories. The most dangerous pesticides of all types for newborns are OCPs, with OPPs a close second [A101]. 

An added ten-fold safety factor shall be added in setting pesticide reference doses (RfDs) (i.e. acceptable daily intakes) to account for the unique risks faced by infants and children, unless the EPA administrator has solid data supporting a determination that existing RfDs are fully health protective, even for infants and that exposures are fully and accurately characterized and... 

Regulation, and the FQPA in particular, has advanced knowledge of pesticide risks and addressed residential risks reasonably well, but has done little to reduce pesticide dietary risks. The FQPA is fundamentally sound law, but it has not delivered fully on its promise to reduce children s pesticide risks because of the EPA s hesitancy to fully use the law s strong new provisions. 

The design and implementation of a portable fiber-optic cholinesterase biosensor for the detection and determination of pesticides carbaryl and dichlorvos was presented by Andreou81. The sensing bioactive material was a three-layer sandwich. The enzyme cholinesterase was immobilized on the outer layer, consisting of hydrophilic modified polyvinylidenefluoride membrane. The membrane was in contact with an intermediate sol-gel layer that incorporated bromocresol purple, deposited on an inner disk. The sensor operated in a static mode at room temperature and the rate of the inhibited reaction served as an analytical signal. This method was successfully applied to the direct analysis of natural water samples (detection and determination of these pesticides), without sample pretreatment, and since the biosensor setup is fully portable (in a small case), it is suitable for in-field use. 

Analysis of pesticides in water was performed by fully automated online solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (SPE-LC-MS/ MS) [25, 31]. These pesticides (a total of 22 belonging to the classes of triazines, OP, chloroacetanilides, phenylureas, thiocarbamates, acid herbicides, and anilides) were selected on the basis of previously published studies [20, 25], information gathered from the water authorities, and known use in rice crops. 

Kampioti AA, da Cunha ACB, de Alda ML et al (2005) Fully automated multianalyte determination of different classes of pesticides, at picogram per litre levels in water, by online solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 382 1815-1825... 

Many pesticides are moderate to weak acids. Strong acid pollutants are fully ionised at ambient pH. Examples include trifluoroacetic and chloroacetic acids, whose use as herbicides has been banned but which still occur as solvent degradation products [16], or the pesticide 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (P 2.83). 

Table III summarizes the parameters that affect Brrfnsted acid-catalyzed surface reactions. The range of reaction conditions investigated varies widely, from extreme dehydration at high temperatures in studies on the use of clay minerals as industrial catalysts, to fully saturated at ambient temperatures. Table IV lists reactions that have been shown or suggested to be promoted by Br nsted acidity of clay mineral surfaces along with representative examples. Studies have been concerned with the hydrolysis of organophosphate pesticides (70-72), triazines (73), or chemicals which specifically probe neutral, acid-, and base-catalyzed hydrolysis (74). Other reactions have been studied in the context of diagenesis or catagenesis of biological markers (22-24) or of chemical synthesis using clays as the catalysts (34, 36). Mechanistic interpretations of such reactions can be found in the comprehensive review by Solomon and Hawthorne (37).

Pesticides containing methyl or other alkyl substituents maybe linked to N or 0 (i.e., N- or O-alkyl substitution). An N- or O-dealkylation catalyzed by microorganisms frequently results in loss of the pesticide activity. Phenylurea (see Chap. 1) becomes less active when microorganisms AT-demethylate the molecules (e. g., the conversion of Diuron to the normethyl derivative, Fig. 7). The subsequent removal of the second AT-methyl group renders the molecule fully nontoxic [169]. On the other hand, the microbial O-demethylation of Chloroneb creates the non-toxic product 2,5-dichloro-4-methoxyphenol (Fig. 7). 

Non-linear concentration/response relationships are as common in pesticide residue analysis as in analytical chemistry in general. Although linear approximations have traditionally been helpful the complexity of physical phenomena is a prime reason that the limits of usefulness of such an approximation are frequently exceeded. In fact, it should be regarded the rule rather than the exception that calibration problems cannot be handled satisfactorily by linear relationships particularly as the dynamic range of analytical methods is fully exploited. This is true of principles as diverse as atomic absorption spectrometry (U. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry ( ), radio-immunoassays (3), electron capture detection (4) and many more. 

About the analysis of pesticides, water samples were collected in amber glass bottles and transported to the laboratory under cooled conditions (4°C). Upon reception, samples were filtered (0.4-pm membrane filters) and then stored at —20°C in the dark until analysis. Analysis was performed by a fully automated multiresidue analytical method based on online SPE-LC-MS/MS [27]. 

Incineration. A "pesticide Incinerator" Is defined as "any Installation capable of the controlled combustion of pesticides, at a temperature of 1000 C (1832 F) for two seconds dwell time In the combustion zone, or lower temperatures and related dwell times that will assure complete conversion of the specific pesticide to Inorganic gases and solid ash residues" ( 2). In addition, an Incinerator must meet the performance standards promulgated under RCRA (40 CFR 264 Subpart 0) If pesticides regulated under RCRA are to be burned. This means that an Incinerator must be capable of destroying or removing 99.99% of the pesticide put Into It. Test burns that are fully monitored are normally required to determine whether this performance standard Is achieved. 

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