Gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric method for the simultaneous determination of amitraz, bromopropylate, coumaphos, cymiazole and fluvalinate residues in honey

Abstract

A rapid method for determining acaricide residues in honey is proposed. After dissolving honey samples in water, acaricides are subjected to solid-phase extraction with a Sep-Pak C₁₈ cartridge and directly determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The quantification limit obtained for different acaricides ranged from 10 to 40 µg kg^–1 and recoveries from spiked honey samples averaged 85% and ranged from 74 to 96%.