Test Price:
$270 per analysis
Acceptable Matrices:
Cereal grains, soybeans, sugar, and milk
Detection Limit:
0.010 ppm (mg/kg)
Sample Size Requirements:
20 grams
Equipment:
QTRAP LC-MS/MS
Reportable Units:
ppm (mg/kg)
Turnaround Time:
7-9 Business Days (matrix dependent)
5 Business Days for Rush (matrix dependent)
Is rush testing available?
Yes
Method Reference:
Please contact us for the method reference.
Method Description:
Glyphosate is a broad spectrum herbicide applied widely to many crops such as corn, soybean, and oats. It may also be applied as a drying agent prior to harvesting crops. Glyphosate may degrade into aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) via microbial degradation in the soil. AMPA may be taken up in biota, but often is measured at much lower concentrations than glyphosate. Glyphosate and AMPA are highly polar and zwitterionic compounds requiring unique extraction and analytical chromatographic conditions apart from a traditional multi-residue analysis (MRA) method. The extraction requires the use of an acidified solvent containing a chelating agent to first precipitate the protein and to bind any metal ions that may interact with the target analytes. The extract is cleaned with solid phase extraction and acquired with a solvent calibration curve by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
Contact Us:
If you have questions about our testing services, please contact us at +1 (800) 245-5615.