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The application of SPE technology to the isolation of pesticides and related compounds from food and soils has grown enormously in the last decade. Much of this growth has been due to the relative ease of sample handling and the wide range of solid supports currently available for a variety of applications. The aim of this review is to present the methods for solid phase extraction (SPE) of pesticide residues from soils and foods. There are three main areas according to the type of approach used to handle the sample: solid phase extraction, solid phase clean-up (SPC), and matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD). This review covers milk products, fatty foods, fruits, vegetables, and soils. Solid phase materials are discussed in each case in terms of reversed bonded-phase silica sorbents (C18, C8, C2, etc.) and polar sorbents (alumina, Florisil, and silica).

A method for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) trace extraction from contaminated water at the part-pertrillion levels is described. This procedure involves quantitative adsorption of PCBs on Cis glass microcolumns. PCBs are retained on the surface and subsequently eluted with n-hexane (5 mL) before gas chromatography. Recovery of water fortified with PCBs was 83.6-108.5%. Compared to liquid-liquid extraction methods, the Cis glass microcolumns give comparable results, lessen solvent costs, and are less time-consuming.