Handheld SERS coupled with QuEChERs for the sensitive analysis of multiple pesticides in basmati rice

ARTICLE OPEN Handheld SERS coupled with QuEChERs for the sensitive analysis of multiple pesticides in basmati rice Natasha Logan 1 ✉, Simon A. Haughey 1 , Lin Liu1 , D. Thorburn Burns 1 , Brian Quinn 1 , Cuong Cao 1,2 and Christopher T. Elliott 1 Pesticides are a safety issue globally and cause serious concerns for the environment, wildlife and human health. The handheld detection of four pesticide residues widely used in Basmati rice production using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)...