Chromatographic determination of pesticide 2,4-D in water bodies

Abstract

New silica-based adsorbent with covalently immobilized groups of triton X-100 has been proposed for extraction and concentration of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from water bodies. The recovery of this pesticide into adsorbent phase occurs in the form of its ionic associate with cationic surfactants (CSAS). It was shown that the application of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide made it possible to achieve the pesticide extraction ratio as high as 94%. Elution with acetonitrile allows us to achieve a 50-fold absolute concentration of 2,4-D making it possible to perform its determination by the high performance liquid chromatography method with ultraviolet detection, where the detection level is 0.07 mg/dm(3) and the linearity range is from 0.09 to 0.20 mg/dm(3).