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Poster: Pesticide residue analysis with automated EDGE extraction system

In this poster, EDGE automated solvent extraction system was evaluated for extraction of 235 pesticides from tomatoes

The QuEChERS method is the industry standard for pesticide clean-up and extraction of a wide variety of food samples. QuEChERS kits are easy to use and enable fast sample preparation resulting in excellent pesticide recoveries. However, QuEChERS is still a manual multi-step process. Automated sample prep reduces time, costs, and human error associated with manual multi-step processes. In this work, EDGE automated solvent extraction system was evaluated for extraction of 235 pesticides from tomatoes. We also demonstrated the use of a multi-layer sandwich injection for automated matrix-matched calibration on GC/MS