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This work describes, for the first time, an acryloyled β-cyclodextrin hybrid monolith column was synthesized, under aqueous-phase conditions, and used for solid-phase microextraction of carbendazim and carbaryl. The monolithic column was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and used as the adsorbent for solid phase microextraction (SPME) of carbendazim and carbaryl. After optimization of the SPME conditions, a simple and sensitive SPME-HPLC method was developed for the determination of carbendazim and carbaryl in leafy vegetables. The method exhibited a good liner response in the range 5-400 μg/kg (R 2  = 0.9994) for carbendazim and 10-400 μg/kg (R 2  = 0.9996) for carbaryl, respectively. The limits of detection were 1.0 and 1.5 μg/kg for carbendazim and carbaryl, respectively, in leafy vegetables. Recoveries ranged from 92.6% to 110.1%, and the relative standard deviations were less than 6.1%., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

A novel nonenzymatic sensor based on cobalt (II) oxide (CoO)-decorated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was developed for the detection of carbofuran (CBF) and carbaryl (CBR). Two well-defined and separate differential pulse voltammetric peaks for CBF and CBR were obtained with the CoO/rGO sensor in a mixed solution, making the simultaneous detection of both carbamate pesticides possible. The nonenzymatic sensor demonstrated a linear relationship over a wide concentration range of 0.2-70 μM (R=0.9996) for CBF and 0.5-200 μM (R=0.9995) for CBR. The lower detection limit of the sensor was 4.2 μg/L for CBF and 7.5 μg/L for CBR (S/N=3). The developed sensor was used to detect CBF and CBR in fruit and vegetable samples and yielded satisfactory results., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)