Plasma chromatography of pesticides

Plasma chromatography (ion-drift spectrometry) has not yet been fully exploited as an analytical technique, and there are few reports of applications available. The high sensitivity of this technique would seem to make it potentially valuable for the analysis of pesticides and metabolites at residue levels. This article presents ion mobility (plasma chromatographic) spectra for twenty-three pesticides and/or metabolites, predictions on limits of detection, an analytical curve, an application to the analysis of liquid chromatographic fractions and several other observed phenomena.