Behavior of Chlorinated Naphthalenes in Analytical Methods for Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Abstract

Chlorinated naphthalenes are industrial chemicals with properties similar to those of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); they are recovered from foods by analytical methods for multiple residues of organochlorine pesticides. The chlorinated naphthalenes may interfere with the gas chromatographic determination of several organochlorine pesticides. A silicic acid column chromatographic method previously developed to separate PCB from organochlorine pesticide residues, particulary DDT and its analogs, also separates chlorinated naphthalenes from the pesticides and permits GLC determination without interference.