Fluorimetric analysis of pesticides: Methods, recent developments and applications
1Institut de Topologie et de Dynamique des Systèmes de l'Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Associé au CNRS, URA 34, 1, rue Guy de la Brosse, 75005, Paris, France.
Talanta
|October 31, 2008
Abstract:
The fluorimetric analysis of pesticides is reviewed with emphasis on the description of direct and indirect fluorimetric methods, including chemical derivatization, fluorogenic labelling, and photochemically-induced fluorescence. The use of fluorescence detection in TLC, HPLC and FIA as well as applications to environmental samples are discussed in detail.
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