Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe - this is what the new method in sample preparation stands for. Developed in 2002, the QuEChERS method has been readily accepted by many pesticide residue analysts. The QuEChERS method was initially developed for the analysis of veterinary drugs (anthelmintics and thyreostats) in animal tissues but after realising its great potential in the extraction of polar and particularly basic compounds, it was used to test on pesticide residue analysis in plant material with great success. Today, QuEChERS is used in modern laboratories all over the world. Lab efficiency is improved thanks to labor reduction and consumable savings and also higher sample throughput, reduced waste generation and space requirements. If you have any questions on QuEChERS or the products you can find here, please feel free to contact us.
The QuEChERS procedure entails a number of simple analytical steps and is thus fast and easy to perform and little susceptible to errors. QuEChERS provides high recoveries for a very broad scope of pesticides belonging to various chemical classes and the final extract, being solved in acetonitrile, gives full flexibility in the choice of the determinative analysis technique. Direct connection with liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) is possible.
The QuEChERS method, followed by dispersive solid-phase extraction (d-SPE), is a simple and straightforward sample preparation technique ideal for multi-residue analysis for pesticides, veterinary drugs, and mycotoxins in a wide variety of food and agricultural products. Waters DisQuE Dispersive Sample Preparation products include conveniently-packaged centrifuge tubes and foil pouches containing pre-weighed sorbents and buffers in pouches and tubes for use with both the AOAC and CEN QuEChERS methods.
Compared to traditional sample preparation techniques, DisQuE solutions offer: