Pesticides in small volume plasma samples: Method development and application to smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) from the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA

Chemosphere
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Nontarget organisms are exposed to pesticides following applications in agricultural and urban settings, potentially resulting in deleterious effects. Direct measurements of pesticides in biological tissues may aid in characterizing exposure, accumulation, and potential toxicity versus analyses in environmental media alone (e.g., water, soil, and air). Plasma represents a nonlethal sampling medium that can be used to assess recent exposures to contaminants. Herein, a method was developed to test the extraction of 210 pesticides and their transformation products in small volume plasma samples (100 μL). Plasma samples were protein precipitated with 0.5 % formic acid in acetonitrile added to the sample (ratio of 3.5:1). Pass-through solid phase extraction was used for sample matrix and lipid removal and samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography and gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Recoveries of 70.0–129.8 % were achieved for 182 pesticides and degradates across the low (25 ng mL−1), medium (100 ng mL−1), and high (250 ng mL−1) spike levels. Method detection levels ranged 0.4–13.0 ng mL−1. Following development, the method was applied to smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) plasma samples (n = 10) collected from adults in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Individual plasma samples resulted in four to seven analytes detected with summed concentrations ranging 16.4–95.0 ng mL−1. Biological multiresidue pesticide methods help elucidate recent exposures of bioactive compounds to nontarget organisms.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Pesticides in small volume plasma samples: Method development and application to smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) from the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA
Series title Chemosphere
DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141347
Volume 352
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) California Water Science Center, Leetown Science Center
Description 141347
Country United States
Other Geospatial Chesapeake Bay watershed
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