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  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

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Steven J. Lehotay is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the development and validation of analytical methods for the detection and quantification of pesticide residues and contaminants in food and environmental samples.

The scientist's work spans several fields of study, including:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

Within these main fields, their research extends into various subfields such as:

  • Food Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Pharmacology
  • Spectroscopy

The core topics of their research include:

  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals

Lehotay has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A

Recent notable papers by Steven J. Lehotay include:

  • "High-Throughput Mega-Method for the Analysis of Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs, and Environmental Contaminants by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography−Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Robotic Mini-Solid-Phase Extraction Cleanup + Low-Pressure Gas Chromatography−Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Part 1: Beef" (2020), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "High-Throughput Mega-Method for the Analysis of Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs, and Environmental Contaminants by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Robotic Mini-Solid-Phase Extraction Cleanup + Low-Pressure Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Part 2: Catfish" (2020), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Critical review and re-assessment of analyte protectants in gas chromatography" (2020), Journal of Chromatography A
  • "Validation of a high-throughput method for analysis of pesticide residues in hemp and hemp products" (2021), Journal of Chromatography A
  • "Assessment of Test Portion Sizes after Sample Comminution with Liquid Nitrogen in an Improved High-Throughput Method for Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables" (2020), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Nicolás Michlig
  • Alan R. Lightfield
  • Sérgio Henrique Monteiro
  • Yelena Sapozhnikova
  • Ederina Ninga

In recognition of professional contributions, Steven J. Lehotay was named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Fast and Easy Multiresidue Method Employing Acetonitrile Extraction/Partitioning and "Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction" for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Produce

    Michelangelo Anastassiades;Steven J Lehotay;Darinka Stajnbaher;Frank J Schenck

  • Comparison of QuEChERS sample preparation methods for the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.

    Steven J. Lehotay;Kyung Ae Son;Hyeyoung Kwon;Urairat Koesukwiwat;Urairat Koesukwiwat

  • Determination of Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate: Collaborative Study

    Steven J Lehotay

  • New method for the analysis of flukicide and other anthelmintic residues in bovine milk and liver using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    Brian Kinsella;Steven J. Lehotay;Katerina Mastovska;Alan R. Lightfield

  • Validation of a fast and easy method for the determination of residues from 229 pesticides in fruits and vegetables using gas and liquid chromatography and mass spectrometric detection

    Steven J Lehotay;André de Kok;Maurice Hiemstra;Peter Van Bodegraven

  • Use of Buffering and Other Means to Improve Results of Problematic Pesticides in a Fast and Easy Method for Residue Analysis of Fruits and Vegetables

    Steven J Lehotay;Kateřina Maštovská;Alan R Lightfield

  • Evaluation of two fast and easy methods for pesticide residue analysis in fatty food matrixes

    Steven J Lehotay;Katerina Mastovská;Seon Jong Yun

  • Evaluation of analyte protectants to improve gas chromatographic analysis of pesticides.

    Michelangelo Anastassiades;Kateřina Maštovská;Steven J Lehotay

  • Evaluation of common organic solvents for gas chromatographic analysis and stability of multiclass pesticide residues.

    Kateřina Maštovská;Steven J Lehotay

  • Combination of analyte protectants to overcome matrix effects in routine GC analysis of pesticide residues in food matrixes.

    Katerina Mastovská;Steven J Lehotay;Michelangelo Anastassiades

  • Evaluation of the QuEChERS sample preparation approach for the analysis of pesticide residues in olives

    Sara C. Cunha;Steven J. Lehotay;Katerina Mastovska;José O. Fernandes

  • Variability of matrix effects in liquid and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of pesticide residues after QuEChERS sample preparation of different food crops.

    Hyeyoung Kwon;Steven J. Lehotay;Lucía Geis-Asteggiante

  • Multi-class, multi-residue analysis of pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and novel flame retardants in fish using fast, low-pressure gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    Yelena Sapozhnikova;Steven J. Lehotay

  • Pesticide multiresidue analysis in cereal grains using modified QuEChERS method combined with automated direct sample introduction GC-TOFMS and UPLC-MS/MS techniques.

    Katerina Mastovska;Kelly J. Dorweiler;Steven J. Lehotay;Jennifer S. Wegscheid

  • Does further clean-up reduce the matrix enhancement effect in gas chromatographic analysis of pesticide residues in food?

    Frank J Schenck;Steven J Lehotay

  • High throughput analysis of 150 pesticides in fruits and vegetables using QuEChERS and low-pressure gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

    Urairat Koesukwiwat;Urairat Koesukwiwat;Steven J. Lehotay;Shui Miao;Natchanun Leepipatpiboon

  • Extension of the QuEChERS Method for Pesticide Residues in Cereals to Flaxseeds, Peanuts, and Doughs†

    Urairat Koesukwiwat;Steven J. Lehotay;Katerina Mastovska;Kelly J. Dorweiler

  • Practical approaches to fast gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Unknown

  • Application of gas chromatography in food analysis

    Steven J Lehotay;Jana Hajšlová

  • Confirmatory and quantitative analysis of β-lactam antibiotics in bovine kidney tissue by dispersive solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

    Clifton K. Fagerquist;and Alan R. Lightfield;Steven J. Lehotay

  • Validation of an efficient method for the determination of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables using ethyl acetate for extraction.

    Perihan Aysal;Árpád Ambrus;Steven J. Lehotay;Andrew Cannavan

Frequent Co-Authors

Aviv Amirav
Aviv Amirav Tel Aviv University
Christopher M. Reddy
Christopher M. Reddy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jana Hajslova
Jana Hajslova University of Chemistry and Technology
Sara C. Cunha
Sara C. Cunha University of Porto
Ambrose Furey
Ambrose Furey Munster Technological University
Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba
Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba University of Almería
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Delgado
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Delgado University of La Laguna
Daniel J. Donoghue
Daniel J. Donoghue University of California, San Diego
Laura L. McConnell
Laura L. McConnell Bayer (United States)
Keith A. Maruya
Keith A. Maruya Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

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