Determination of pesticides by thin-layer chromatography

Advances in the applications of TLC and HPTLC for the separation, detection, and qualitative and quantitative determination of pesticides, other agrochemicals, and related compounds are reviewed for the period 1994-1996. Analyses are covered for a variety of samples, such as food and environmental, and for residues of pesticides of various types, Including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, belonging to different chemical classes. A limited number of references on formulation analysis and the use of radio-TLC for studies of pesticide metabolism are also included. A collection of representative chromatographic systems for practical separations and analyses of a variety of pesticides is presented at the end of the review.