Validation and global uncertainty of a gas chromatographic with mass spectrometry method for fenamidone analysis in grapes and wines

J Environ Sci Health B. 2007 Sep-Oct;42(7):817-22. doi: 10.1080/03601230701551525.

Abstract

Fenamidone is an imidazolinone fungicide recently introduced in viticulture practices. This work reports the validation and assessment of global uncertainty of a gas chromatographic with mass spectrometry method to analyze fenamidone in grapes and wines. This method consists in a simple and fast liquid-liquid extraction step followed by chromatographic determination. Limits of detection for fenamidone in grapes and wines were, respectively, 0.05 mg/kg and 0.06 mg/L, precision was below 9.4% and average recovery was 89 +/- 5%. In the concentration range from 0.05 to 1.00 mg/kg (or mg/L) of fenamidone, global uncertainty calculated following the EURACHEM/CITAC rules, and also by the Horwitz function, was below 25%. The EURACHEM/CITAC global uncertainty budget used gave lower estimates than those obtained from the Horwitz function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Consumer Product Safety
  • Drug Residues / analysis*
  • Fungicides, Industrial / analysis*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / standards*
  • Humans
  • Imidazolines / analysis*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Vitis / chemistry*
  • Wine / analysis*

Substances

  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Imidazolines