GC chromatograph of OC and SP pesticides mixture with method used in present study Sr. no. Name Retention time (m) Sr. no. Name Retention time (m) 1α- HCH β-endosulfan β- HCH p,p’ DDD γ –HCH Endosulfan sulphate δ- HCH p,p’ DDT Heptachlor Cyhalothrin Aldrin Permethrin Fipronil Cyfluthrin Butachlor Cypermethrin p,p’ DDE Fenvalerate o,p’ DDD Deltamethrin Endrin24.85
Organophosphorus pesticides Peak no. Name of pesticideRetention time (min.) 1Monocrotofos Dimethoate Parathion methyl Malathion Chlorpyrifos Profenophos Ethion Triazophos Phosalone GC chromatograph of OP pesticides mixture with method used in present study.
GroupRetention time window (min.)m/z (compound) , 164, 127 (Monocrotofos) , 183, 181 (α-HCH), 125, 87 (Dimethoate) , 183, 181 (β-HCH, γ-HCH) , 183, 181 (δ-HCH), 263, 233, 125 (Parathion methyl) , 158 (Malathion) , 286, 97 (Chlorpyrifos) , 272, 100 (Heptachlor) , 263, 261 (Aldrin) , 250, 139 (Butachlor), 339, 139 (Profenophos) , 153 (Ethion) , 246, 241 (p,p’ DDE) , 237, 235 (o,p’ DDD), 81, 263 (Endrin) , 237, 195 (β-endosulfan), 235, 178, 165 (p,p’ DDD) , 387, 272 (Endosulfan sulphate), 237, 235, 212 (p,p’ DDT) , 197, 181 (Cyhalothrin) , 206 (Permethrin), 163 (Cyfluthrin), 181, 163 (Cypermethrin) , 167, 125 (Fenvalerate) , 182 (Deltamethrin) Retention time windows and mass to charge ratios (m/z) used for selected ion monitoring in GCMS m/z- mass to charge ratio
GC and GCMS chromatographs of pesticides residues detected in breast milk samples
Figure: GC chromatograms of γ-HCH (A) detected in milk sample, GCMS (B), ion spectrum of sample (C) and standard (D) m/z (C) uVuV (x10,000) E:\GC DATA/ γ-HCH Sample Chromatogram 1// γ-HCH (x1,000) (2.43) (1.98) (1.00) TIC 1/Gamma-HCH/ (B)(A) (D) Voltage Time in minutes Voltage
min uV(x100,000) E:\GC DATA/pp DDE Chromatogram 1/pp DDE/ (x1,000) (1.77) (1.20) (4.83) TIC 1/pp DDE/ (x1,000) (x1,000) Voltage Time in minutes m/z (D) (A) (C) (B) Figure: GC chromatograms of pp DDE (A) detected in milk sample, GCMS (B), ion spectrum of sample (C) and standard (D)
(x10,000) (2.19) (6.38) (6.67) TIC 1/pp DDD/ (x1,000) Voltage m/z 1/pp DDD/ min uV (x100,000) E:\GC DATA\pp DDD Chromatogram Voltage Time in minutes (A) (B) (C) (D) Figure: GC chromatograms of pp DDD (A) detected in milk sample, GCMS (B), ion spectrum of sample (C) and standard (D)