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Rapid Determination of Harmful Elements in Fishery Products and Meat by Single Wavelength X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Forensic Science and Technology 2025, 50(6): 603-608
Published: 15 January 2025
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To detect whether four harmful heavy metals As, Pb, Cd and Hg content in fishery products and meat exceed the permitted levels, this paper provided a method for the on-site and rapid detection of these heavy metal elements. It resulted that the limit of detection (LOD) of four metals in fish were 0.03 mg/kg, 0.02 mg/kg, 0.02 mg/kg and 0.06 mg/kg; the LOD of four metals in bivalves were 0.15 mg/kg, 0.03 mg/kg, 0.30 mg/kg and 0.03 mg/kg; the LOD of four metals in meat were 0.03 mg/kg, 0.06 mg/kg, 0.03 mg/kg and 0.02 mg/kg. Besides, the relative error was As < 10%, Pb < 25%, Cd < 15%, and Hg < 30%. The linear correlation coefficient R2 between the detection value and the reference method (ICP-MS) was ≥ 0.94. The reproducibility accuracy was investigated by comparative test in multiple laboratories, which was As < 10%, Pb < 20%, Cd < 10%, and Hg < 20%. Collectively, this method can meet the requirements of rapid detection of heavy metal elements in fishery products and meat, and the equipment is portable with simple operation, and the detection efficiency has been greatly improved.

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Detection of Mifepristone and N-demethylmifepristone in Blood by HPLC-MS/MS
Forensic Science and Technology 2025, 50(5): 510-514
Published: 05 September 2024
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This study established an HPLC-MS/MS method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of mifepristone and N-demethylmifepristone in blood samples. The appropriate pretreatment methods were investigated to pretreat the blood samples. HPLC was applied for separation. MRM mode was adopted to analyze. The precision, matrix effect, detection limit, recovery rate, and linear relationship of the method were all tested. The results indicated that mifepristone and N-demethylmifepristone in blood were separated well, with good chromatographic peak shape and good linear relationship in the range of 10 to 200 ng/mL. The detection limit concentration of mifepristone in blood was 0.5 ng/mL, the lower limit of quantification was 1.5ng/mL, the matrix effect was 94.6% to 98.2%, and the recovery rate was 82.7% to 92.4%; The detection limit concentration of N-demethylmifepristone was 1ng/mL, the lower limit of quantification was 2 ng/mL, the matrix effect was 91.2% to 97.3%, and the recovery rate was 81.8% to 91.7%. This method is simple, efficient, stable and easy to operate. It demonstrates satisfactory results for both qualitative and quantitative tests of mifepristone and N-demethylmifepristone, making it suitable for applying to the daily inspection and identification of related cases.

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