Pesticides and Herbicides

Pesticides and Herbicides

Confidently analyze water and soil samples for pesticides and herbicides using Waters advanced separation techniques and various mass spectrometers, including MS/MS, QToF, and high-resolution instruments. Combined with Waters consumables and data management software, your lab can improve throughput, enhance sensitivity, increase accuracy, and ensure compliance.

Confidently analyze water and soil samples for pesticides and herbicides using Waters advanced separation techniques and various mass spectrometers, including MS/MS, QToF, and high-resolution instruments. Combined with Waters consumables and data management software, your lab can improve throughput, enhance sensitivity, increase accuracy, and ensure compliance.
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Overview

Pesticide and herbicide usage continues to increase to meet ever-growing global food demands, but growth in their usage can have significant environmental impact if these compounds leach into surrounding soil and waterways. Strict environmental monitoring is required to protect plants, wildlife, and humans from exposure to these chemicals.

Waters advanced separation techniques coupled to various types of mass spectrometers including MS/MS, QToF, and high-resolution systems are ideal for the detection and identification of pesticides and herbicides. Combined with our analytical standards & reagents, columns, sample preparation products, and data management software, Waters solutions can help your lab increase throughput, enhance sensitivity, improve accuracy, and ensure compliance. With Waters, you can test more water and soil samples for increasing numbers of pesticides and residues—not just at, but below regulatory limits.

Applications

Scientists count on robust and sensitive analytical methods for the detection and identification of pesticides and herbicides. Learn more in our application notes below.

Scientists count on robust and sensitive analytical methods for the detection and identification of pesticides and herbicides. Learn more in our application notes below.

Application Notes

eBook: An Overview of Multi-residue Pesticide Testing

This eBook provides essential guidance on multi-residue pesticide testing, from sample preparation to advanced analysis using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS. Learn how Waters innovative tools and workflows can streamline processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance lab efficiency, helping you safeguard food safety with confidence.

This eBook provides essential guidance on multi-residue pesticide testing, from sample preparation to advanced analysis using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS. Learn how Waters innovative tools and workflows can streamline processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance lab efficiency, helping you safeguard food safety with confidence.
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Solutions

Waters LC-MS and GC-MS systems offer absolute performance in separation and sensitivity for pesticides and herbicides detection and quantitation.

Waters LC-MS and GC-MS systems offer absolute performance in separation and sensitivity for pesticides and herbicides detection and quantitation.

The next generation of GC-MS is here

The next generation of GC-MS is here
Atmospheric Pressure Gas Chromatography (APGC) Source

Gain confidence in analyte detection with excellent ionization efficiency, selectivity, and high sensitivity, using Waters Atmospheric Pressure Gas Chromatography (APGC), a soft ionization technique, which is convenient to use and can be quickly swapped out to liquid chromatography (LC) when desired.

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Absolute power to easily quantitate your most challenging compounds

Absolute power to easily quantitate your most challenging compounds
Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Reach lower limits of quantitation with Waters Xevo TQ Absolute, a compact, sustainable tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer that enables you to quantify those challenging small mass, negative ionizing compounds with absolute sensitivity and confidence.

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Defining compact performance - robust sensitivity beyond expectation

Defining compact performance - robust sensitivity beyond expectation
Xevo TQ-S micro Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Achieve robust MS sensitivity and superior performance with Waters Xevo TQ-S micro, a compact tandem (triple) quadrupole mass spectrometer, which maximizes laboratory efficiency, delivers outstanding sensitivity and high-quality analytical data.

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Complete coverage for confident characterization

Complete coverage for confident characterization
Xevo G3 QTof

Maximize sample information for your analytes from detailed characterization to accurate quantitation with Waters Xevo G3 QTof, which is designed to provide consistent performance and robustness with simplicity and range of characterization.

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The next evolution in separation science is here

The next evolution in separation science is here
ACQUITY Premier System

Minimize metal-sensitive analyte loss and improve recovery with Waters ACQUITY Premier System that delivers a step change in chromatographic performance, lab efficiency, and risk control.

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Performance that drives productivity

Performance that drives productivity
ACQUITY UPLC H-Class PLUS System

Improve the characterization of your most complex samples and decrease your time to result, while increasing the quality and depth of information with Waters ACQUITY UPLC H-Class PLUS System.

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Complex chromatography challenges, solved

Complex chromatography challenges, solved
ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS System

Improve your resolving power, lower system volume, and achieve the sharpest peaks with Waters ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS System, which maximizes method resolution and sensitivity and enhances sample characterization.

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Ultimate flexibility for deeper discovery

Ultimate flexibility for deeper discovery
SYNAPT XS

Obtain all-encompassing high-performing LC-MS solution with Waters SYNAPT XS mass spectrometer with the most extensive range of chromatograph inlets for ultimate flexibility.

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Endless possibilities. Limitless research

Endless possibilities. Limitless research
SELECT SERIES Cyclic IMS

Obtain cyclic ion mobility separation with time-of-flight mass spectrometry with Waters SELECT SERIES Cyclic IMS that enables selection of ions by both mass and mobility to separate by shape as well as m/z for significantly cleaner mass spectral data.

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Compliance-ready, networkable applications-based software to streamline LC-MS data acquisition, processing, and reporting.

Compliance-ready, networkable applications-based software to streamline LC-MS data acquisition, processing, and reporting.

Delivering connected science for your lab evolution

Delivering connected science for your lab evolution
waters_connect Software Solutions

Access a single platform for LC and LC-MS pesticide and herbicide applications with waters_connect Software Solutions to streamline workflows, improve usability and compliance, and accelerate scientific and business outcomes.

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Better leverage your MS system and harness real-time intelligence

Better leverage your MS system and harness real-time intelligence
MassLynx Mass Spectrometry Software

With MassLynx Mass Spectrometry Software, labs get the fundamental platform to acquire, analyze, manage, and share mass spectrometry information—so they can ensure MS system performance and more quickly convert sample data into valuable knowledge.

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Columns and consumables that deliver leading-edge performance for pesticide and herbicide analysis.

Columns and consumables that deliver leading-edge performance for pesticide and herbicide analysis.

Stop looking and start seeing – no compromise required

Stop looking and start seeing – no compromise required
ACQUITY Premier Columns

Reduce the risks associated with unpredictable chromatography with Waters ACQUITY Premier Columns with MaxPeak High Performance Surfaces (HPS) Technology, which allow you to see and do more by reducing analyte/surface interactions while improving analyte resolution and sensitivity.

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Faster, cleaner, and simpler SPE starts here

Faster, cleaner, and simpler SPE starts here
Oasis Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) Products

Meet your sample preparation needs, with unmatched consistency, quality and purity, from simple matrix clean-up to more complex sample preparation challenges with Waters Oasis SPE products that include Oasis Solid-Phase Extraction plates and cartridges.

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Reduce prep time while ensuring quality and consistency

Reduce prep time while ensuring quality and consistency
Standards and Reagents

Save your time, improve your confidence, and enhance productivity with Waters Analytical Standards and Reagents that are precisely formulated ready to use for optimal performance from LC and MS instruments.

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Achieve testing efficiencies and accurate results using streamlined Waters services and support.

Achieve testing efficiencies and accurate results using streamlined Waters services and support.

Your success is just a click away

Your success is just a click away
Waters Global Services

Optimize your laboratory's productivity and success with Waters Global Services. Maintain peak system performance, minimize downtime, address application challenges, and support stringent compliance requirements.

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Make science more accessible

Make science more accessible
Payment Solutions

Maximize resources and minimize risk with payment options from Waters Capital, including upgrading aging equipment, getting customized support, and bundling services into one monthly payment.

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The data speaks for itself

The data speaks for itself
Retention time regression analysis of GC and LC analyses, indicating no correlation between the two approaches for 73 pesticides analyzed.
Screen shot showing the results from injection of increasing concentrations of the Waters pesticide screening mix (PSM) spiked in locally filtered tap water. The component summary section (2A) shows a table displaying the mass accuracy (in ppm) of 15 compounds over replicate injections of nine calibration levels. The parameter displayed can easily be changed to another parameter (for example the observed retention time) by clicking in the area highlighted in the red box. The chromatogram section (2B) shows an XIC for all compounds identified from the PSM as well as an XIC for the highlighted compound diuron. Low energy and high energy spectra for the selected component are displayed in the spectra window (2C).
TrendPlot profiles of diquat and paraquat in tap water.

Webinars and Resources

  • Application Notebook

Food and Beverage Chemical Contaminant Testing

Food and Beverage Chemical Contaminant Testing
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  • Case Study

Growing Demand for Rapid Food Contaminant Detection Spurs New Method Development at NofaLab

Growing Demand for Rapid Food Contaminant Detection Spurs New Method Development at NofaLab
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  • eBook

An Overview of the Determination of Highly Polar and Ionic Pesticide Residues by LC-MS/MS

An Overview of the Determination of Highly Polar and Ionic Pesticide Residues by LC-MS/MS
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  • White Paper

Investigating a Nitrogen-Only System for GC-MS/MS for Pesticide Residue Analysis in Food

Investigating a Nitrogen-Only System for GC-MS/MS for Pesticide Residue Analysis in Food
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  • On Demand Webinar

Historical and Emerging Trends for Residues and Contaminants in Products of Animal Origin

Historical and Emerging Trends for Residues and Contaminants in Products of Animal Origin
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Multi-Residue Pesticide Testing
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Learn more about Pesticides and Herbicides Solutions.

Learn more about Pesticides and Herbicides Solutions.
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