Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, MS F17, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA.
Battelle Memorial Institute, 2987 Clairmont Rd, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2019 Jan;411(3):669-678. doi: 10.1007/s00216-018-1481-0. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used replacements for organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, but the extent of human exposure is largely unknown. On the other hand, based on urinary concentrations of DEET metabolites, human exposure to N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) appears to be widespread. We developed a fast online solid-phase extraction high-performance liquid chromatography-isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method to measure in 200 μL of human urine the concentrations of six neonicotinoid biomarkers (acetamiprid, N-desmethyl-acetamiprid, clothianidin, imidacloprid, 5-hydroxy-imidacloprid, thiacloprid), and two DEET biomarkers (3-diethyl-carbamoyl benzoic acid, 3-ethyl-carbamoyl benzoic acid). Limits of detection ranged from 0.01 to 0.1 μg/L, depending on the biomarker. Accuracy ranged from 91 to 116% and precision ranged from 3.7 to 10 %RSD. The presented method can be used to increase our understanding of exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides and DEET, and to evaluate the potential health effects from such exposures.
新烟碱类杀虫剂被广泛用作有机磷和氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂的替代品,但人类接触的程度在很大程度上是未知的。另一方面,根据尿中 DEET 代谢物的浓度,人类接触 N,N-二乙基-间甲苯酰胺(DEET)的情况似乎很普遍。我们开发了一种快速在线固相萃取高效液相色谱-同位素稀释串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)方法,可在 200μL 人尿中测量六种新烟碱类生物标志物(乙虫腈、N-去甲基乙虫腈、噻虫嗪、吡虫啉、5-羟基吡虫啉、噻虫啉)和两种 DEET 生物标志物(3-二乙基氨基甲酰苯甲酸、3-乙基氨基甲酰苯甲酸)的浓度。根据生物标志物的不同,检测限范围在 0.01 至 0.1μg/L 之间。准确度范围在 91%至 116%之间,精密度范围在 3.7%至 10%RSD 之间。所提出的方法可用于提高我们对新烟碱类杀虫剂和 DEET 接触的认识,并评估此类接触的潜在健康影响。