Could toxic pesticides like DDT be responsible for the deaths of large numbers of lesser flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya? While many organochlorine pesticides including DDT have been banned for decades in […]
e. GC Method Development
Students will learn to:
Label an internal standards calibration curve.
List the requirements of an internal standard.
Predict the elution order of analytes.
Develop a sample preparation strategy.
Propose an internal standard and GC stationary phase for an analysis.
Choose an appropriate detector for a GC analysis.
Students examine an article on measuring internal azole and pyrethroid pesticide concentrations in Daphnia magna using QuEChERS and GC-ECD—method development with a focus on matrix effects