Combined thin-layer chromatography and mass spectrometry for the screening of pesticides in samples derived from biological origins.

This study describes a method for off-line coupling of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) with electron impact ionization (El)-mass spectrometry for routine determination of pesticides in toxicology and forensic medicine. Six TLC solvent systems are described for 151 different pesticides, and 8-peak mass-spectra generated from full El mass spectra are listed.