Title: | "Volatile emerging contaminants in melon fruits, analysed by HS-SPME-GC-MS" |
Author(s): | Cincotta F; Verzera A; Tripodi G; Condurso C; |
Address: | "a Department of Veterinary Sciences , University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata , Messina , Italy. b Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy" |
Journal Title: | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess |
DOI: | 10.1080/19440049.2017.1401738 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1944-0057 (Electronic) 1944-0057 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The aim of this research was to develop and validate a headspace-solid phase micro-extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) method for the determination of volatile emerging contaminants in fruit. The method showed good precision (RSD = 14%) and satisfactory recoveries (99.1-101.7%) and LOD and LOQ values ranging between 0.011-0.033 mug kg(-1) and 0.037-0.098 mug kg(-1), respectively. The method was applied to investigate the content of volatile emerging contaminants in two varieties of melon fruit (Cucumis melo L.) cultivated adjoining high-risk areas. Glycol ethers, BHT, BHA and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) were determined in melon fruit pulps for the first time, with different sensitivities depending on sample and variety. Although the amount of the volatile contaminants in the melon samples were in the order of microg kg(-1), the safety of vegetable crops cultivated near risk areas should be more widely considered. The results showed that this accurate and reproducible method can be useful for routine safety control of fruits and vegetables" |
Keywords: | Cucurbitaceae/*chemistry *Food Analysis Food Contamination/*analysis Fruit/*chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry *Solid Phase Microextraction Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Bha Bht Btex Cucumis melo L.Emerging contaminants glycol ether pr; |
Notes: | "MedlineCincotta, Fabrizio Verzera, Antonella Tripodi, Gianluca Condurso, Concetta eng England 2017/11/08 Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2018 Mar; 35(3):512-518. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2017.1401738. Epub 2017 Dec 1" |