Research Article

Transfer of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues during Household and Industrial Processing of Ginseng

Table 1

Parameters for the determination of five pesticides by GC-MS/MS.

Tandem MS detection
Ionisation modeEI
Electron energy70 eV
SIM width0.7 amu
Transfer line temperature280°C
Ion source temperature230°C
Collision gasAr (99.999%)
CID pressure2.0 mTorr

PesticideRetention time (RT, min)Qualification ionsQuantification ions
[Q1 ⟶ Q3 (CE), m/z ⟶ m/z (V)]

α-BHC10.85219 ⟶ 181 (10)181 ⟶ 145 (15)
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)11.54284 ⟶ 249 (30)284 ⟶ 214 (35)
Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB)11.68237 ⟶ 143 (25)295 ⟶ 237 (20)
γ-BHC11.86183 ⟶ 147 (15)181 ⟶ 145 (15)
δ-BHC12.85217 ⟶ 145 (15)181 ⟶ 145 (15)