Adaptation and validation of QuEChERS method for the analysis of trifluralin in wind-eroded soil

Abstract

This study was carried out to develop and validate a reliable analytical procedure for trifluralin analysis in wind-eroded sediments. Soil sediments trapped in BEST sediment traps were subjected to QuEChERS extraction method, incorporating a simple simultaneous cleanup step, followed by trifluralin analysis with GC-ECD. Results revealed that QuEChERS method offered a potential alternative technique for pesticide extraction from soil samples. The validity of analytical method was performed by the method-performance criteria such as, recovery, LOD, LOQ repeatability, precision, and all found to be within the required limits. It was also observed in this study that herbicide concentrations in the wind-eroded sediment did not vary with the time and trap height. Trifluralin concentrations of surface soil after four erosion events were higher (626.05 μg/kg) than wind-eroded soil (450.08 μg/kg).

Keywords:

• Wind-eroded herbicide
• trifluralin movement
• QuEChERS method for soil

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Scientific Research Project Foundation of Erciyes University, under the project no. of FBA-10-2886.