Аннотация:Polarization fluoroimmunoassay (PFIA) is a simple, inexpensive, easily automated screening method for pesticide residues in large numbers of environmental samples. PFIA measures the increased polarization of fluorescence when a fluorophore-labeled hapten (tracer) is bound by specific antibody, and the decreased signal when free analyte competes with the tracer for binding. No separation of free and bound analyte is required. PFIAs for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2.4,5-T), simazine, and atrazine were automated on an Abbott TDx Analyzer. Ten water samples of 0.05 mt can be analyzed in 7 minutes, with detection limits of 100 ng/mL for 2,4-D and 5 ng/mL for simazine, and coefficients of variation < 5%.