The fenvalerate pyrethroid insecticide was determined in various types of natural waters of Senegal by means of a newly-developed, simple, rapid and very sensitive photochemically-induced fluorescence (PIF) method. The PIF method was optimized with respect to the irradiation time, solvent and pH. The obtained calibration curves yielded correlation coefficients very close to unity. The limit of detection (LOD) and of quantification (LOQ) values were very low (LOD = 0.01-0.66 ng/ml and LOQ = 0.04-2.20 ng/ml, according to the solvent), and the relative standard deviation (RSD) values were small, ranging between 0.1 and 1.5 %, which indicated a very good analytical sensitivity and a great repeatability of PIF. Recovery studies were performed on spiked distilled water, tap water, sea water, well water, river water and draining water samples of Senegal, using the liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid phase extraction (SPE), and standard addition procedures. Satisfactory recovery results (about 85-121%) were obtained for the determination of fenvalerate in an aquatic environment.Keywords: fenvalerate; insecticide; photochemically-induced fluorescence (PIF); aquatic environment ОПРЕДЕЛУВАЊЕ НА ИНСЕКТИЦИДОТ ФЕНВАЛЕРАТ ВО ПРИРОДНИ ВОДИ СО ФОТОХЕМИСКИ ИНДУЦИАРАН ФЛУОРЕСЦЕНТЕН МЕТОДПиретоидниот инсектицид фенвалерат е определен во различни типови природни води на Сенегал по пат на ново разработен, едноставен, брз и многу осетлив фотохемиски индуциран флуоресцентен (PIF) метод. Методот беше оптимизиран земајќи ги предвид времето на ирадијација, растворувачот и pH. Добиените калибрациони криви дадоа коефициенти на корелација многу блиски до еден. Вредностите за границата на детекција (LOD) и границата на квантификација (LOQ) беа многу ниски (LOD = 0,01-0.66 ng/ml и LOQ = 0.04-2.20 ng/ml, во зависност од растворувачот) додека вредностите на релативната стандардна девијација (RSD) беа мали и се движеа од 1 до 1,5%, што укажува на висока аналитичка сензитивност и одлична повторливост на PIF методот. Извршено е испитување на аналитичкиот принос на спајкувана дестилирана вода, вода од чешма, морска вода, изворска вода, речна вода и дождовница од Сенегал со примена на течно-течна екстракција (LLE), цврсто фазна екстракција (SPE) и со постапка на стандардни адиции. Беа добиени задоволувачки резултати за аналитичкиот принос (околу 85-121%) за определување на фенвалерат во водна средина.Клучни зборови: фенвалерат; инсектициди; фотохемиски индуцирана флуоресценција; водна средина

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A spectrofluorimetric method for the direct analysis of carbendazim [methyl 2-benzimidazole carbamate (MBC)] fungicide and its metabolite 2-aminobenzimidazole (2-AB) in natural waters is described. Very low limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) values of 0.002 -0.06 ng/mL and 0.006 -0.2 ng/mL, respectively, were determined by spectrofluorimetric method with small relative standard deviation (RSD) values < 1%. This spectrofluorimetric method was applied to the determination of MBC and 2-AB residues in natural waters, with satisfactory recovery values of (88.5% -119.2%).