Analysis of Pesticides and Contaminants in Food and Environmental Matrices

The course on the "Analysis of pesticides and contaminants in food and environmental matrices" is based on 32 hours of classroom work, based on lessons in which students work with the teacher to acquire some basic principles of the analysis of pesticides and other toxic substances in food. In particular, specific attention is given to the main analytical techniques, analytical protocols used and methods to elaborate the data obtained to quantify the searched substances. In addition, possible approaches for sample preparation will be explained.

Students must learn the main principles to approach an analytical method, methods to use the analytical data to determine the concentration of contaminants/toxic substances in foods. This knowledge is important since allows students to acquire the necessary notions to approach analytical protocols and to apply them also in other advanced techniques.