PESTICIDE RESIDUE analysis and other CONTAMINANTS
LAB carries out analyses of pesticide residues and other contaminants present in:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Drinking Waters
- Inland Waters
- Wastewater
- Sea Water
- Phytosanitary Products
Some of the most frequently analyzed pesticide residues are:
- Dithiocarbamates
- Ethephon
- Aluminium Phosetil
- Phytoregulators (ANA, ANAMIDA, 4-CPA, 2,4-D, etc.)
- QUATs and Biocides (quaternary ammonium salt)
- Amitraz and Metabolites
- Herbicides
- Glyphosate, Glufosinate and AMPA
- Organostannic Compounds
- Other tests upon customer’s request
- Other Organic Contaminants: PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs, nitrofuran, nitrosamines, salts and sters of 2,4-D, etc.
Analytical techniques
Gas Chromatography (GC-MS/MS)
Liquid Chromatography (LC-MS/MS)
*LAB handles a mass spectrometer, which allows us to analyze the different chemical elements that are part of a compound.