Analysis of linear alkylbenzenesulfonates in water samples by large-volume injection-port derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

This work presents a modified method to analyze linear alkylbenzenesulfonates (LASs) in water samples. The method involves extraction of samples by a graphitized carbon black (GCB) cartridge, and direct derivatization in the GC injection port using a large-volume (10-20 microl) direct sample introduction (DSI) device with tetraalkylammonium (TAA) salts. The analytes were then identified and quantitated by ion-trap GC-MS. The large-volume DSI injection-port derivatization technique provides sensitivity, fast and reproducible results for LAS residues, to quantitation at 0.1 microg/l in 200 ml of water samples. The retention effect of TAA salts in the injection port was not detected. Enhanced selected mass chromatograms of [M-55]+ ions of butylated C10-C13 LASs by electron impact ionization MS allows one to determine LAS residues at trace levels in environmental samples. Recovery of total LASs in spiked variety water samples ranged from 89 to 112% while RSDs ranged from 2 to 13%.     

Sensitive measurement of ultratrace phenols in natural water by purge-and-trap with in situ acetylation coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A novel purge-and-trap method coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is developed for the analysis of trace and ultratrace phenols based on their derivatization with acetic anhydride. Parameters affecting the extraction efficiency, such as purge temperature, concentration of sodium chloride, purge time, and volume of derivatization reagent, were investigated. The optimized conditions were addition of 150 μL acetic anhydride, purge time of 25 min at the purge temperature of 60 °C with 30% NaCl. The linear range was 0.2–100 μg L⁻¹ for phenols. The limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 0.08 to 0.15 μg L⁻¹ and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) for most of the phenols at the 10 μg L⁻¹level were below 10%. Natural water samples collected from a pool were successfully analyzed using the proposed method. The recovery of spiked water samples was 72.9–84.2%.     

气相色谱-质谱法快速检测木制玩具中的邻苯基苯酚

使用气相色谱-质谱法快速、简单、有效检测木制玩具中邻苯基苯酚的含量. 使用甲醇超声萃取,乙酸酐乙酰化对样品预处理,采用气相色谱-质谱技术进行检测. 研究结果显示,方法对邻苯基苯酚的检测线性范围为0.1~4.0 mg/L,检出限为0.01 mg/L,添加回收率为85%~101%,相对标准偏差为3.29%和3.52%. 表明方法不仅可以用于检测木制玩具中邻苯基苯酚,也可以用于其它材料中邻苯基苯酚的分析.     

高效液相色谱-紫外/质谱检测法联合测定新鲜烟叶中的25种酚类物质

建立了烟叶中25种酚类物质的高效液相色谱-紫外/质谱(HPLC-UV/MS)测定方法,其中11种主要酚类物质采用HPLC-UV法进行绝对定量分析,其余采用HPLC-MS法进行半定量分析。方法验证结果表明：11种酚类标准物质在0.90~99.00 mg/L(绿原酸及芸香苷为0.95~380.00 mg/L)范围内呈现很好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9993~0.9999。在22.5~24.8、45.0~49.5、67.5~74.3 mg/L 3个水平的加标回收率为91.0%~112.4%。方法重复性的相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.48%~13.40%,日内日间精密度的RSD为0.35%~15.54%。采用本方法对云南、河南、贵州的成熟期新鲜烟叶样品进行了分析,主要酚类物质总量为贵州>云南>河南,贵州与河南两地间存在显著性差异;芸香苷含量为云南>贵州>河南,且相互间有显著性差异。本方法预处理简单,酚类物质的分析覆盖面广,可用于批量烟叶样品的检测。     

聚醚砜酮涂层纤维顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱法分析水中痕量的酚类化合物

应用自制的聚醚砜酮(PPESK,30 μm)涂层纤维,采用顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱法测定水中痕量的酚类化合物。优化了固相微萃取温度、萃取时间、pH值和离子强度。方法的检出限为0.003～0.041 μg/L,相对标准偏差低于16%(n=5)。将PPESK涂层纤维与商品化的聚丙烯酸酯涂层纤维对比,结果表明PPESK萃取酚类化合物有较高的萃取富集倍数。用所制备的PPESK萃取头分析自来水、海水等实际水样,20 μg/L添加水平下的回收率分别为100.5%～111.8%和94.8%～117.3%。     

Molecular complex-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction: analysis of polar compounds in aqueous solution

A novel molecular complex-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) method was established via hydrogen bond interaction between the extractant and the analytes. In this approach, tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP), a Lewis base, was directly used, instead of the traditional water-immiscible organic solvents, as the extractant for DLLME. The phenols (p-benzenediol, m-benzenediol, o-benzenediol and phenol), which are typical Lewis acids, were successfully extracted from environmental aqueous samples. In addition, phase separation was achieved in a disposable polyethylene pipet with the open and narrow tip upside, for a collection of the above extractant layer, i.e. TBP. To achieve satisfactory extraction performance, several extraction parameters, such as type of extractant solvents, extractant volume, pH of sample solution, ionic strength of sample solution and extraction time, were optimized. Additionally, the proposed method was applied to environmental water samples. Under the optimized conditions, the limits of detection and limits of quantification for the phenols were 7-29 and 25-98 μg/L, respectively. The calibration curves showed good linearity (r(2)≥0.9961) over the investigated concentration range. The repeatability of the method was investigated by evaluating the intra- and inter-day precisions. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) obtained were lower than 11.2% and 13.9% at different concentration levels. The recoveries ranged from 83.2% to 117.8%, with RSDs less than 13.1%. The developed approach provides a new way to facilitate DLLME of organic polar compounds from aqueous solutions. Moreover, it enables a convenient collection of solvent less dense making use of a cheap and disposable polyethylene pipet.     

同位素稀释气相色谱/三重四极杆串联质谱法分析环境样品中的多氯萘

采用稳定同位素标记的多氯萘(PCNs)同类物为内标,建立了同位素稀释气相色谱/三重四极杆串联质谱技术测定环境样品中20种高关注的PCNs同类物的方法。结果表明:PCNs同类物的校正曲线在0.5~200 μg/L范围内线性良好(R²>0.99),检出限(LOD)为0.04~0.48 μg/L,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于15%。采用基质加标法评价该方法对实际环境样品中PCNs测定的回收率为45.2%~87.9%。为验证方法的适用性,以河流沉积物和再生铝冶炼排放的烟道气样品为对象,利用所建立的方法测定了20种PCNs同类物,并将结果与高分辨气相色谱/高分辨质谱方法的测定结果进行了比对,两种方法测定结果的RSD为0.5%~41.4%,表明所建立的同位素稀释气相色谱/三重四极杆串联质谱方法可用于实际环境样品中PCNs的定性、定量分析。     

Automated on-line column-switching HPLC-MS/MS method with peak focusing for measuring parabens, triclosan, and other environmental phenols in human milk

Parabens (esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid) and triclosan are widely used as preservatives and antimicrobial agents, respectively, in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, and food processing. Because of their widespread use and potential risk to human health, assessing human exposure to these compounds in breastfed infants is of interest. We developed a sensitive method, using a unique on-line solid-phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry system with peak focusing feature, to measure in human milk the concentrations of five parabens (methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, butyl-, and benzyl parabens), triclosan, and six other environmental phenols: bisphenol A (BPA); ortho-phenylphenol (OPP); 2,4-dichlorophenol; 2,5-dichlorophenol; 2,4,5-trichlorophenol; and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (BP-3). The method, validated by use of breast milk pooled samples, shows good reproducibility (inter-day coefficient of variations ranging from 3.5% to 16.3%) and accuracy (spiked recoveries ranging from 84% to 119% at four spiking levels). The detection limits for most of the analytes are below 1 ng mL(-1) in 100 microL of milk. We tested the usefulness of the method by measuring the concentrations of these twelve compounds in four human milk samples. We detected methyl paraben, propyl paraben, triclosan, BPA, OPP, and BP-3 in some of the samples tested. The free species of these compounds appear to be the most prevalent in milk. Nevertheless, to demonstrate the utility of these measures for exposure and risk assessment purposes, additional data about sampling and storage of the milk, and on the stability of the analytes in milk, are needed.     

Preparation and characterization of porous carbon material-coated solid-phase microextraction metal fibers

Two kinds of porous carbon materials, including carbon aerogels (CAs), wormhole-like mesoporous carbons (WMCs), were synthesized and used as the coatings of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers. By using stainless steel wire as the supporting core, six types of fibers were prepared with sol-gel method, direct coating method and direct coating plus sol-gel method. Headspace SPME experiments indicated that the extraction efficiencies of the CA fibers are better than those of the WMC fibers, although the surface area of WMCs is much higher than that of CAs. The sol-gel-CA fiber (CA-A) exhibited excellent extraction properties for non-polar compounds (BTEX, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene), while direct-coated CA fiber (CA-B) presented the best performance in extracting polar compounds (phenols). The two CA fibers showed wide linear ranges, low detection limits (0.008-0.047μgL(-1) for BTEX, 0.15-5.7μgL(-1) for phenols) and good repeatabilities (RSDs less than 4.6% for BTEX, and less than 9.5% for phenols) and satisfying reproducibilities between fibers (RSDs less than 5.2% for BTEX, and less than 9.9% for phenols). These fibers were successfully used for the analysis of water samples from the Pearl River, which demonstrated the applicability of the home-made CA fibers.     

Determination of benomyl, diphenyl, o-phenylphenol, thiabendazole, chlorpyrifos, methidathion, and methyl parathion in oranges by solid-phase extraction, liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography

A simple and rapid method was developed for determination of benomyl, diphenyl (DP), o-phenylphenol (OPP), thiabendazole (TBZ), chlorpyrifos, methidathion, and methyl parathion in whole oranges. These compounds were extracted from a mixture of samples and anhydrous sodium acetate with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extract was concentrated and cleaned up by passing through tandem solid-phase extraction columns consisting of anion-exchange and primary/secondary amine bonded silica. The eluate was concentrated and volume was adjusted with methanol for subsequent liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC). Benomyl (as methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate, MBC), DP, OPP, and TBZ residues were determined by LC with fluorescence detection. Recoveries at 3 fortified levels (0.1, 1, and 10 micrograms/g) ranged from 63.9 to 97.4%, with coefficients of variation (CVs) of 1.6 to 15.5%. Limits of detection (LODs) were 0.01 microgram/g for DP, OPP, TBZ and 0.05 microgram/g for benomyl. Chlorpyrifos, methidathion, and methyl parathion residues were determined by GC with flame photometric detection. Recoveries ranged from 90.4 to 97.0%, with CVs of 2.1 to 5.9%. LODs were 0.005 microgram/g for chlorpyrifos and methyl parathion, and 0.01 microgram/g for methidathion.     

亲水改性C18填料的制备及其在萃取水中酚类化合物中的应用

通过在甲基丙烯酸十八酯(SMA)中加入亲水性单体甲氧基聚乙二醇甲基丙烯酸酯(PEGMEA),以1-正丙醇/1,4-丁二醇为致孔剂,热聚合得到具有一定亲水性的新型C18填料,并将该填料应用于固相萃取(SPE)富集水中的酚类化合物。实验优化了致孔剂的配比、SPE过程中上样溶液pH值、洗脱剂种类等参数。在上样溶液pH为6.0,以5.0 mL乙腈为洗脱剂的优化条件下,5种酚类化合物在0.5～10 mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为0.16～0.47 mg/L。所制备的亲水改性C18材料已成功用于大辽河水样中酚的检测,平均加标回收率为64.33%～92.14%, 相对标准偏差为4.2%～6.4%(n=3),证明了该填料对环境水样中痕量酚类化合物富集的可靠性。     

凝胶渗透色谱净化超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测甘草及其提取物中的11种氨基甲酸酯类农药残留

建立了甘草及其提取物中11种氨基甲酸酯类农药多残留的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)分析方法。以11种氨基甲酸酯类农药为目标分析物,样品经乙腈超声提取、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)净化后,用UPLC-MS/MS检测。以甘草及其提取物为例,分别进行了0.02、0.04和0.1 mg/kg 3个添加浓度的11种目标分析物的加标回收率实验,甘草中11种目标分析物的回收率为72.2%～94.0%,相对标准偏差为0.7%～7.8%;甘草提取物中11种目标分析物的回收率为73.8%～94.7%,相对标准偏差为1.5%～12.7%。该方法灵敏度高、准确度好,符合农药多残留检测的技术要求,适用于甘草、黄芪等中药材及其提取物中氨基甲酸酯类农药残留的检测。     

Residue analysis of organophosphorus pesticides in animal matrices by dual column capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection

Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) were determined in matrices of animal origin by dual column capillary gas chromatography using nitrogen-phosphorus detection (NPD). This method was tested on cow milk and on liver and muscle of wild boar. The isolation of these pesticides was performed by liquid partition followed by cleanup with solid phase cartridge (SPE C18), after extraction from the matrix. The analytes identification was obtained by comparing the retention times in two columns with different polarity. The quantification of each OPP was obtained using parathion-ethyl as internal standard. The method was developed in a UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 certified laboratory. The recovery, investigated by analyzing samples spiked at 5, 10 and 50 ppb, ranged from 59 to 117% in milk, from 60 to 81% in liver and from 68 to 76% in muscle. The limit of quantification (LOQ) and limit of detection (LOD) were, respectively, 5 and 1 ppb for each compound and allowed quantifying the residues below the legal limits.     

Simultaneous determination of non-volatile, semi-volatile, and volatile organic acids in tobacco by SIM-Scan mode GC-MS

A method for simultaneous determination of seven nonvolatile organic acids (NVOAs), five semivolatile organic acids (SVOAs), and twelve volatile organic acids (VOAs) in tobacco by synchronous SIM (Selected Ion Monitoring)-scan mode GC-MS was developed. The collection of NVOAs and SVOAs data was performed in full-scan mode, and that of VOAs data was carried out with SIM. Recoveries of NVOAs and SVOAs varied from 90.0 to 103.0%, and RSDs were less than 4.0%; recoveries of VOAs ranged from 89.5 to 99.3%, and their RSDs were less than 3.0%. Twelve tobacco samples were analyzed by the described method, and the results show that the method is applicable for the simultaneous determination of VOAs, NVOAs, and SVOAs in tobacco.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定稻米和稻壳中井冈霉素A的残留

本文建立了稻米和稻壳中井冈霉素A的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)分析方法。样品用甲醇-水(9+1)涡旋提取,过滤膜后进行HPLC-MS/MS分析。用多反应监测技术确定井冈霉素A的两对离子对m/z498.2/178.1、m/z498.2/336.1为定性离子对,m/z498.2/178.1为定量离子对。方法的线性范围为0.005～0.2mg/L,其中稻壳的线性相关系数为0.9993,稻米的线性相关系数为0.9988。稻米、稻壳的0.05、0.1、0.5 mg/kg三个浓度的添加回收率为71.6%～88.8%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.89%～8.16%。方法的定量限(LOQ)为5μg/kg。     

Column silylation method for determining endocrine disruptors from environmental water samples by solid phase micro-extraction

In solid phase micro-extraction (SPME), the analyte is partitioned between the coating and the sample and then desorption of the concentrated analyte is followed by GC-MS, where the analytes are thermally desorbed and subsequently separated on the column and quantified by the detector. The SPME method preserves all the advantages, such as simplicity, low cost, on site sampling and does not require solvents. Poly(acrylate) coating fibers have been developed for the extraction of phenols (such as 4-tert-butylphenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 4-n-pentylphenol, 4-n-hexylphenol, 4-tert-octylphenol, 4-n-heptylphenol, 4-n-nonylphenol, 4-n-octylphenol, pentachlorophenol and bisphenol A) in different water samples. The precision of the HS-SPME method ranges from 3–12% RSDs, depending on the compounds analyzed. More accurate results were obtained by HS-SPME with acidification and salting out, where the fiber is located above the liquid sample. The extraction period was 60 min, followed by desorption for 5 min at 300°C. After the analytes were completely desorbed, 1 μl of bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) was injected by ordinary GC-MS injection. The trimethylsilylate peaks were improved significantly compared with free phenol peaks. The addition of salt (saturated sodium chloride) and acidification by hydrochloric acid (pH 2.0) were found to be very important for enhancing the partitioning of the polar phenols into the polymer coating and preventing ionization of the analytes. The method is capable of limits of detection of subparts per billion of the total phenols extracted from environmental water samples.     

Determination of naphthalenesulfonic acid isomers by large-volume on-line derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

This work presents a modified method to analyze polar and water-soluble naphthalene monosulfonic acid (NS) isomers in industrial effluents and river water samples. The method involves extraction of samples by a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer solid-phase extraction cartridge, and on-line derivatization in the GC injection port using a large-volume (10 microl) sample injection with tetrabutylammonium salts. The analytes were then identified and quantitatively determined by GC-MS. The large-volume injection-port derivatization technique provides sensitivity, fast and reproducible results for NS isomers, to quantitation at 0.05 microg/l in 200 ml of water sample. Enhanced extracted mass chromatograms of molecular ion and [M-56]+ ion of butylated NS isomers by electron impact ionization MS allows us to determine residues at trace levels in environmental samples. Recoveries of the NS isomers in spiked water samples ranged from 70 to 82% with RSDs around 10%. Naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid was found as a major pollutant and propagated in surface water and industrial effluents.     

Analysis of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes and n-aldehydes in melted snow water via solid-phase dynamic extraction combined with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

The present study describes a method based on headspace-solid-phase dynamic extraction (HS-SPDE) followed by GC/MS for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-, m- and p-xylene (BTEX), and n-aldehydes (C(6)-C(10)) in water. To enhance the extraction capability of the HS-SPDE a new cooling device was tested that controls the temperature of the SPDE needle during extraction. Extraction and desorption parameters such as the number of extraction cycles, extraction temperature, desorption volume and desorption flow rate have been optimized. Detection limits for BTEX ranged from 19 ng/L (benzene) to 30 ng/L (m/p-xylene), while those for n-aldehydes ranged from 21 ng/L (n-heptanal) to 63 ng/L (n-hexanal). At a concentration level of 2 microg/L, the relative standard deviations (RSDs) for BTEX ranged from 3.9% (benzene) to 15.3% (ethylbenzene), while RSDs for n-aldehydes were between 6.1% (n-octanal) and 16.5% (n-hexanal) (n=7). Best results were obtained when the analyzed water samples were heated to 50 degrees C. At a water temperature of 70 degrees C GC responses decreased for all analyzed compounds. At a defined water temperature, a significant improvement of the GC response was achieved by cooling of the SPDE fiber during water extraction in comparison to an extraction keeping the fiber at room temperature. Evaluating the extraction cycles, for BTEX, the sensitivity was almost similar using 20, 40 and 60 extraction cycles. In contrast, the highest GC responses for n-aldehydes were achieved by the use of 60 extraction cycles. Optimizing the desorption parameters, best results were achieved using the smallest technical available desorption volume of 500 microL and the highest technical desorption flow rate of 50 microL/s. The method was applied to the analysis of melted snow samples taken from the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland (3580 m asl), revealing the presence of BTEX and aldehydes in snow.     

加速溶剂萃取/气相色谱-质谱测定海洋沉积物中的痕量多环芳烃

沉积物是多环芳烃(polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,PAHs)在环境中迁移归趋的一个重要的汇[1]。沉积物中多环芳烃的提取方法主要有索氏提取、超声波提取、微波萃取、加速溶剂提取及超临界流体萃取等。其中加速溶剂提取(accelerated solvent extraction,ASE)由于提取速度快,溶     

柱前衍生-超高效液相色谱-单重四极杆质谱法分析不同产地烤烟的20种游离氨基酸

为了分析烤烟中游离氨基酸含量与烤烟香型、产地的关系,以国内14个烟草种植省份的138个调制后的烤烟中部叶片为材料,采用柱前衍生-超高效液相色谱-单重四极杆质谱法对烤烟中的20种游离氨基酸进行分析。方法表征结果显示该方法满足分析要求,适合烤烟中游离氨基酸的检测。对调制后烤烟中部叶片的游离氨基酸分析结果显示,烤烟的游离氨基酸含量在产地间差异很大（28.50%~94.20%）,其中天冬酰胺、谷氨酰胺含量的相对标准偏差（RSD）超过80%;在3种典型香型（浓香型、清香型和中间香型）烤烟中,浓香型烤烟游离氨基酸含量的RSD大于其他两种香型。对同一香型的不同种植省份和同一省份不同香型的烤烟游离氨基酸分析结果显示,其含量呈现一定的规律。