RETRACTED: A simple spectrophotometric technique for the determination of carbaryl pesticides in various environments (Retracted Article. See vol 75, pg 1147, 2008)

A simple, convenient, sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric technique is reported for the analysis of the pesticide carbaryl in its formulations, water and food grains. New coupling/complexing agents namely 2-amino, 4-nitrophenol and 2,4-dimethoxy aniline were employed. The formation of colour with these coupling agents are instantaneous and stable for 24 and 10 h, respectively. The lambda max observed for these coloured complexes were at 520 and 510 nm, respectively. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.