Use of an imaging spectrograph system with a fiber optical sensor and a two dimensional cooled CCD detector for solid surface room temperature phosphorescence of pesticides

This paper presents a development of a fiber optic sensor for solid surface room temperature phosphorescence of pesticides. The system is based on an imaging spectrograph coupled with a cooled two-dimensional charge coupled device detector. An optimization approach using a different mode of reading out data, the effects of moisture in solid matrix phosphorescence and the effects of heavy atoms are discussed. Spectral characterizations on Whatman N(0)1 filter papers of Warfarin Naptalam, and naphthalene-type pesticides were evaluated. Limits of detection at ng to pg levels were estimated for all compounds. Satisfactory reproducibility of measurements was observed. The standard addition method was used to determine concentrations of Warfarin and Naptalam pesticides present together in a mixture. Results obtained show the potential of the device for the quantitative analysis of environmental pollutants.