A Blind Study of Pesticide Residues in Spiked Unspiked Fruit Extracts Using Deconvolution Reporting Software

The Agilent Technologies mass selective detector (MSD) coupled with deconvolution reporting software (DRS) provides additional powerful data processing capabilities to the MSD ChemStation software. Extensive data shown in this report supports the high confidence level that an analyst can have in results rapidly produced by the DRS.

Brand: Agilent
Document type: Other
Language: English
Pages: 6
File format: PDF
File size: 460 KB
Published: 12 June, 2012
Updated: 30 September, 2023
MD5 checksum: 1B9B0065E3E31D7C80FD7DA325F4B5AC
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About this manual

The report details an application using the Agilent Technologies mass selective detector (MSD) coupled with deconvolution reporting software (DRS). The goal was to review full scan gas chromatography/mass spectrometry data for the confirmation of pesticide residues, a process that can be labor-intensive. The study compares the speed and accuracy of the automated DRS against manual analysis by experienced analysts.

What's inside

Abstract
Introduction
Samples
Instrumentation
Results
Discussion

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take for the DRS to process a complex food extract total ion chromatogram?

The DRS is able to process a complex food extract total ion chromatogram in about 1 minute.

How long does it take an experienced analyst to review/confirm one data file?

It can take an experienced analyst 15 to 30 minutes to review/confirm one data file.

What percentage of spiked analytes in the control samples were detected and confirmed by DRS?

Overall, 93% of the pesticides present in the Agilent RTL Pesticide database were detected and confirmed.

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