Online solid phase extraction high-performance liquid chromatography - Isotope dilution - Tandem mass spectrometry quantification of organophosphate pesticides, synthetic pyrethroids, and selected herbicide metabolites in human urine. 2023

Dickson Wambua, and William Roman, and Isuru Vidanage, and Meghan Vidal, and Antonia M Calafat, and Maria Ospina
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, MS S103-2, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA. Electronic address: ley9@cdc.gov.

Analytical methods to quantify pesticide biomarkers in human population studies are critical for exposure assessment given the widespread use of pesticides for pest and weed control and their potential for affecting human health. We developed a method to quantify, in 0.2 mL of urine, concentrations of 10 pesticide biomarkers: four organophosphate insecticide metabolites (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy), 2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinol, para-nitrophenol, malathion dicarboxylic acid); five synthetic pyrethroid insecticide metabolites (4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzoic acid, 3-phenoxybenzoic acid, cis and trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid (DCCA), cis-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid); and the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. he method is based on enzymatic hydrolysis of conjugated urinary metabolites, extraction and pre-concentration of the deconjugated metabolites using automated online solid-phase extraction, and separation and quantification using liquid chromatography-isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry. Depending on the analyte, method detection limits were 0.1-0.6 ng/mL; mean accuracy, calculated as spike recoveries, was 91-102%, and total precision, given as percent variation coefficient, was 5.9-11.5%. Percent differences associated with three freeze-thaw cycles, 24-h benchtop storage, and short-term processed sample stability were <14%. Method suitability was assessed by recurring successful participation in external quality assessment schemes and by analyzing samples from subjects with suspected exposure to pesticides (n = 40) or who self-reported consuming an organic diet (n = 50). Interquartile ranges were considerably lower for people consuming an organic diet than for those potentially exposed for cis-DCCA (0.37 ng/mL vs 0.75 ng/mL), trans-DCCA (0.88 ng/mL vs 1.78 ng/mL) and TCPy (1.81 ng/mL vs 2.48 ng/mL). This method requires one-fifth of the sample used in our previous method and is suitable for assessing background exposures to select pesticides in large human populations and for studies with limited sample volumes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007306 Insecticides Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics. Insecticide
D008294 Malathion A wide spectrum aliphatic organophosphate insecticide widely used for both domestic and commercial agricultural purposes. Carbafos,Carbofos,Carbophos,Cythion,Karbofos,Prioderm,Sadophos
D008297 Male Males
D009943 Organophosphorus Compounds Organic compounds that contain phosphorus as an integral part of the molecule. Included under this heading is broad array of synthetic compounds that are used as PESTICIDES and DRUGS. Organophosphorus Compound,Organopyrophosphorus Compound,Organopyrophosphorus Compounds,Compound, Organophosphorus,Compound, Organopyrophosphorus,Compounds, Organophosphorus,Compounds, Organopyrophosphorus
D010575 Pesticides Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL); INSECTICIDES; RODENTICIDES; etc. Pesticide
D011722 Pyrethrins The active insecticidal constituent of CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIIFOLIUM flowers. Pyrethrin I is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemummonocarboxylic acid and pyrethrin II is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemumdicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester. Pyrethrin,Pyrethroid,Pyrethroids
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D003998 Dicarboxylic Acids Acyclic acids that contain two carboxyl groups and have the formula HO2C-R-CO2H, where R may be an aromatic or aliphatic group. Acids, Dicarboxylic
D006540 Herbicides Pesticides used to destroy unwanted vegetation, especially various types of weeds, grasses (POACEAE), and woody plants. Some plants develop HERBICIDE RESISTANCE. Algaecide,Algicide,Herbicide,Algaecides,Algicides
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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