CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDES IN FOODS

Chromatography is the most important technique available to the analyst dealing with the determination of pesticide residues in food, feed and environmental samples. Numerous methods for pesticide residues in foods have been developed in the past few years, and this paper reviews some of the most important procedures. A great variety of chromatographic methods, such as solid-phase extractions, column chromatographic clean-up methods, thin-layer, gas, high-performance liquid and supercritical fluid chromatography, and their coupling with sensitive and selective detection methods are surveyed.