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Organochlorines Screen - EP 021



Catalog Number: EP 021 **Special Order Item** Call for pricing and delivery details

Analyte class: Non-systemic insecticides (Cyclodienes & DDT)

Detects: Organochlorine

Format: Antibody-coated microwell plate; 12 removable strips of 8 microwells each, in reclosable foil bag with desiccant

Matrix: wine, dried fruit

LOD (Limit of Detection): varies with particular fruit or wine; details provided in product insert 0.02 ppm (dieldrin); 0.05 ppm (DDT) in dried fruit

Assay Range:
This is a semi-quantitative screening assay, designed to compare samples against a negative control, a low concentration residue standard and a high concentration residue standard.
For wine samples:

* low standard = 10 ppb endosulfan and 20 ppb DDT
* high standard = 100 ppb endosulfan and 200 ppb DDT
For dried fruit samples:

* low standard = 0.5 ppm dicofol, 0.1 ppm DDT and 0.05 ppm dieldrin
* high standard = 5.0 ppm dicofol, 1.0 ppm DDT and 0.50 ppm dieldrin

Results In: 2 hours

Analyte Trade Names (principal brands): Cyclodienes - see Cyclodiene catalog page (EP 021); DDT - limited commercial availability

Reagents provided:

* Wash Buffer Salts
* Stop Solution
* Diluent Buffer
* Organochlorine - Enzyme Conjugate Concentrate
* Pesticide Standards for Spiking Fruit Extract
* Substrate

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