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In her doctoral dissertation, MSc Fariba Partovi investigated a faster mass spectrometry-based approach for pesticide residue screening. She examined a rapid mass spectrometry-based method (TD-MION-OMS) for screening pesticide residues in food as an alternative to slower chromatographic analyses. Her study shows that the method can detect hundreds of pesticides, including 447 out of 651 in tests, even from minimally prepared samples like fruit surfaces and juices. The key finding is that combining multiple ionization schemes enables broad detection of chemically diverse pesticides quickly and efficiently. This approach could serve as a fast preliminary screening tool to identify samples needing further confirmatory analysis, improving monitoring efficiency.
MSc Fariba Partovi’s doctoral dissertation in the field of aerosol physics titled Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry Role on Pesticide Dilemma will be publicly examined in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Tampere University on June 5 .
The Opponent will be Professor Marianne Glasius from Aarhus university. The Custos will be Professor Matti Rissanen from Tampere University.