Research Article

A Simple and Quick Method for the Determination of Pesticides in Environmental Water by HF-LPME-GC/MS

Table 4

Analyses of pesticides in real environmental water samples (spring water, stream 1, and stream 2).

PesticideAverage () concentrations (µg L−1)Permitted value (µg L−1)
Spring waterStream 1Stream 2

Parathion-methyl0.060.080.1535
Chlorpyrifos NDNDNDx
CaptanNDNDNDx
ProcymidoneNDNDNDx
α-Endosulfan0.16ND0.200.2
ProthiofosNDNDNDx
CyproconazoleNDNDNDx
Ethion0.300.31NDx
Triazophos0.170.140.16x
PhosmetNDNDNDx

Below LOQ. ND: not detected. Regulation 357/2005. Ministry of Environment: pesticide levels in surface water in Brazil. x: not regulated by Brazilian legislation.