Abstract:
The ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for determination of 10 carbamate pesticide residues of tea were compared. The samples were extracted with acetonitrile, and cleaned up by amino solid-phase extraction column, then determined by HPLC and UPLC- MS / MS. The results showed that, both methods had good accuracy and precision. The recoveries ranged 75.2%
115.6% by UPLC-MS/MS when spiked levels 0.01
0.1mg/kg, with the relative standard deviations 4.4%
16.7%. The recoveries ranged 82.7%
120.7% by HPLC when spiked levels 0.05
1.0mg/kg, with the relative standard deviations 0.8%
12.9%. UPLC-MS/MS had higher sensitivity, compared to HPLC, LOD of 10 carbamate pesticides on UPLC-MS/MS was 0.02
0.3μg/kg, which on HPLC was 3
7.5μg/kg. UPLC-MS/MS was more suitable for detection of multiple pesticide residues and trace pesticides because its high sensitivity and selectivity.