Determination of organophosphorus and triazine pesticides in ground- and drinking water by solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus or mass spectrometric detection.

Trace enrichment and determination of ethoprophos, fenamiphos, fenthion, isophenphos, mevinphos, monocrotophos, atrazine and simazine were performed by solid-phase extraction on XAD-2 columns and Sep-Pak C18 cartridges, subsequent elution with an organic solvent and determination by GC with nitrogen-phosphorus detection (NPD) and mass spectrometry in the selected-ion monitoring mode (MS-SIM). Ground- and drinking water volumes of 1-2.5 l at concentrations levels of 0.1-5 micrograms/l were used for application of the method. Both adsorbents provided recoveries of 75-95%. The limits of detection were 0.08-0.60 micrograms/l with NPD and 0.03-0.13 micrograms/l with MS-SIM.