Optimized determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in sheep serum by solid-phase extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

We describe a solid-phase extraction (SPE) method, followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), for the simultaneous determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sheep serum samples. The denaturation of serum proteins by formic acid, water-1-propanol and water-2-propanol were compared and optimized. Seven different solid-phase sorbents were tested and it was found that Strata-X cartridge (200 mg, 6 mL) gave the best recoveries (92-106%, SD < 6%, n = 3) for all the target analytes. The different extraction solvents (iso-hexane and dichloromethane), either alone or in combination, were used to extract these persistent organic compounds from spiked serum samples by SPE. Removal of co-extracted biogenic materials was achieved using adsorption chromatography with acid modified silica and activated silica. Iso-hexane was found to be the most appropriate solvent for clean-up providing good recoveries and clear chromatographic separation; its use is preferable to that of DCM because it is less environmentally toxic. The limits of detection (LOD) of the proposed method were 47-105 pg g⁻¹ and 16-24 pg g⁻¹ for the different PBDEs and PCBs studied, respectively. The developed method was linear over the range from 0.05 to 30 ng g⁻¹, for all PBDEs except PBDE 183 (0.10-30 ng g⁻¹), and from 0.02 to 30 ng g⁻¹ for all tested PCB congeners. The established method was successfully applied to sheep serum samples from Scotland, UK, for the determination of the target PBDEs and PCBs.     

母乳中多种含卤持久性有机污染物的联合检测方法

建立了母乳中多种含卤持久性有机污染物(POPs)的联合检测方法,目标化合物主要包括六溴环十二烷(HBCDs)、多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)、多氯联苯(PCBs)和有机氯农药(OCPs)等.样品的前处理采用液液萃取、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)净化和固相萃取(SPE)等技术,目标化合物经气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)、液相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱联用仪(LC-MS/MS)和气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱联用仪(GC-MS/MS)等进行检测.样品通过GPC除去脂肪,然后经SPE柱进一步净化并进行多组分分离,极大程度地减小了生物样品中复杂基质的干扰,适合样品量相对较小的人体样本中多种超痕量POPs的分析.应用灵敏度高、选择性更好的GC-MS/MS对样品中的PCBs和OCPs等进行分析,进一步降低基质的干扰.方法经过小牛血清加标实验验证,稳定可靠.POPs的加标回收率分别为88.7％～98.8％(PBDEs), 88.5％～92.5％(HBCDs), 67.9％～82.3％(PCBs)和81.7％～116.1％(OCPs),方法检出限分别为0.13～1.8 pg/mL(PBDEs), 0.31～1.2 pg/mL(HBCDs), 0.22～1.4 pg/mL(PCBs)和0.20～1.5 pg/mL(OCPs).采用本方法对潍坊地区20例母乳样品进行分析,结果显示,潍坊市母乳中HBCDs, PBDEs, PCBs、HCHs和DDTs的中值浓度分别为2.86, 7.76, 8.84、140和503 ng/g 脂重,此浓度水平与国内其它地区人群相当.     

Concurrent extraction,clean‐up,and analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers,hexabromocyclododecane isomers,and tetrabromobisphenol A in human milk and serum

A method has been developed and validated for the concurrent extraction, clean‐up, and analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), α‐, β‐, and γ‐hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in human milk and serum. Milk and serum samples were extracted using accelerated solvent extraction with acetone/hexane 1:1, v/v and liquid–liquid extraction with methyl‐tert‐butyl ether/hexane 1:1, v/v, respectively. The removal of co‐extracted biogenic materials was achieved by gel permeation chromatography followed by sulfuric acid treatment. The fractionation of the PBDEs and HBCD/TBBPA was performed using a Supelco LC‐Si SPE cartridge. The detection of the PBDEs was then performed by GC–MS and that of the HBCDs and the TBBPA was performed using UPLC–MS/MS. The pretreatment procedure was optimized, and the characteristic ions and fragmentation of the analytes were studied by MS or MS/MS. A recovery test was performed using a matrix spiking test at concentrations of 0.05–10 ng/g. The recoveries ranged from 78.6–108.8% with RSDs equal to or lower than 14.04%. The LODs were 1.8–60 pg/g. The usefulness of the developed method was tested by the analysis of real human samples, and several brominated flame retardants in different samples were detected and analyzed.     

凝胶渗透色谱-固相萃取结合色谱-质谱法测定乳制品中18种溴系阻燃剂

采用索氏提取、凝胶渗透色谱和固相萃取技术作为前处理方法,建立乳制品中6种新型溴系阻燃剂、8种多溴联苯醚、四溴双酚A和α、β、γ-六溴环十二烷异构体共18种溴系阻燃剂的同时提取与净化方法,并结合气相色谱-负化学源质谱法(GC-NCI/MS)和高效液相色谱-电喷雾电离-串联质谱法(HPLC-ESI-MS/MS)进行检测。奶样经冷冻干燥后以正己烷-丙酮(1：1, V/V)索氏提取,采用凝胶渗透色谱结合酸化硅胶柱净化,随后以LC-Si固相萃取柱分离气相和液相待测物。以GC-NCI/MS测定6种新型溴系阻燃剂和8种多溴联苯醚,以HPLC-MS/MS检测四溴双酚A和六溴环十二烷异构体,内标法定量。结果表明,以空白牛奶样品为加标基质,多数待测物平均回收率为80.1%~114.7%,方法具有良好的精密度(多数待测物相对标准偏差( RSD)在0.87%~14.9%)和灵敏度(检出限在0.2~119.2 pg/g之间),可满足乳制品中多种溴系阻燃剂同时提取、净化和检测需求。     

气相色谱-质谱法测定人血清中多溴联苯

建立了血清中8种多溴联苯(PBBs,包括BB-15、18、52、101、153、180、194和206)的气相色谱-质谱检测方法。采用Oasis HLB固相萃取柱对血清样品中的多溴联苯进行萃取和初步净化,再使用自制的硅胶/酸化硅胶固相萃取柱(Sep-Pak silica/acidified silica)进行进一步的净化,并以正己烷为洗脱溶剂洗脱,氮吹洗脱液浓缩至100 μL后上样分析。以DB-5ms色谱柱(15 m×0.25 mm×0.1 μm)分离样品,在选择离子监测(SIM)模式下进行质谱检测,使用同位素内标法对8种目标物进行准确定量。结果显示,8种多溴联苯单体的方法检出限(LOD,以3.14倍标准偏差计)为0.002～0.029 ng/mL,方法定量限(LOQ,以10倍标准偏差计)为0.008～0.092 ng/mL;低、中、高3个加标水平的平均回收率为74.24%～119.49%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.23%～12.02%。采用本方法测定标准参考物质SRM1957和SRM1958中的BB-153含量,结果在参考值范围内。本方法准确、灵敏、操作简便,适用于血清中多溴联苯的测定。     

微波辅助萃取-气相色谱质谱法检测生物体内的多溴联苯醚

建立了微波辅助萃取-气相色谱质谱法测定生物样品中的多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)的方法,优化了萃取剂的种类、萃取剂用量、萃取时间等微波萃取条件和GC-MS仪器分析条件。正己烷-丙酮混合溶剂提取后,经实验室自制的多层硅胶柱分离纯化,用气相色谱-质谱进行测定,该方法基质加标回收率在60%～77%之间,相对标准偏差在11%～18%之间,方法的检测限为0.03～0.20ng/g,适用于生物样品中PBDEs的测定。     

固相萃取结合超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法及气相色谱-负化学源质谱法测定人血清中的四溴双酚A、六溴环十二烷和多溴联苯醚

建立了固相萃取同时提取、净化血清中四溴双酚A(TBBPA)、α, β, γ-六溴环十二烷(HBCD)和8种多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)同系物的样本前处理方法,并结合色谱-质谱分离分析技术检测人血清样本中该类化合物的含量。试样在加入各自的同位素内标物后以甲基叔丁基醚/正己烷(1:1, v/v)混合溶剂进行萃取,再经浓硫酸去除脂肪后,以LC-Si固相萃取柱分离HBCD/TBBPA和PBDEs。采用分步检测的方式,在50 mm长BEH C18反相色谱柱上以超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)的多反应监测模式(MRM)检测HBCD和TBBPA,在15 m长的毛细管柱上以气相色谱-负化学源质谱(GC-NCI/MS)的选择离子监测模式(SIM)检测PBDEs。以胎牛血清为空白基质,当HBCD、TBBPA和BDE-209的加标水平为0.5 ng/g和5 ng/g、三溴至七溴联苯醚的加标水平为0.05 ng/g和0.5 ng/g时,它们的平均加标回收率为80.3%～108.8%,相对标准偏差为1.02%～11.42%(n=5);以信噪比(S/N)为3计算,方法的检出限(LOD)为1.81～42.16 pg/g。采用该方法对实际样品进行测定,结果表明,本方法快速、准确、灵敏度高,能够满足血清中HBCD、TBBPA和PBDEs残留的同时提取及测定的要求。     

大流量采样高分辨气相色谱/高分辨质谱法测定大气中的多氯联苯和多溴联苯醚

建立了大流量空气采样高分辨气相色谱/高分辨质谱(HRGC/HRMS)同时分析测定大气样品中多氯联苯(PCBs)和多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)的分析方法。结果表明在采样过程中污染物没有发生穿透。通过添加 13C同位素标准物质进行评价,PCBs和PBDEs的加标回收率分别为60.7%～121.4%和69.9%～140.4%,均符合美国环保署相关方法的要求。PCBs和PBDEs的方法检出限分别低于0.019 pg/m3和0.189 pg/m3;色谱分离效果良好,可以满足大气样品中PCBs和PBDEs的监测需要。     

Solid-phase extraction and HPTLC determination of isoniazid and acetylisoniazid in serum. Comparison with HPLC

A new solid-phase extraction (SPE) and quantitative determination of isoniazid (INH) and its acetyl metabolite (AcINH) in serum by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) is presented. Alkalized serum samples with nicotinamide as an internal standard are applied to an SPE cartridge containing a new SPE sorbent, [poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone )]. A simple procedure of conditioning, washing, and eluting steps is described. After evaporation of the eluates to dryness and reconstitution, one-dimensional HPTLC is performed on silica gel plates with ethyl acetate-methanol (70:30) as a mobile phase. Quantitation is done by densitometry. Convenient validation parameters are obtained (linearity, limits of detection and quantitation, precision, and accuracy) for INH and AcINH. The method is compared with a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) technique developed in the laboratory, and satisfactory correlation is found between data from the two techniques. The HPTLC method is sensitive and specific and is used to quantitate INH and AcINH in patient blood serum, and the results are compared with those obtained by HPLC.     

二噁英、多溴联苯醚和多氯联苯同时测定方法的研究

本实验以美国环保署1613B、1614和1668A等标准方法为基础,建立了同一样品中二噁英、多溴联苯醚和多氯联苯的同位素稀释-多层色谱柱净化-高分辨气质联用-高通量同时分析方法.该方法利用弗罗里土对二噁英组分吸附能力强的特点,采用不同极性的溶剂淋洗,先实现二噁英组分和其它两个组分的分离,再利用多溴联苯醚更易保留在硝酸银硅胶(10%)柱上的特点,实现了多溴联苯醚和多氯联苯两类化合物的分离.实验优化了样品前处理过程,纯化过程中去除了大量干扰物质,同时将三类化合物在前处理中进行分离,消除了相互干扰,实现了准确定量.纯化效果和检测限均符合美国环保署相关标准的要求.通过标准参考物的比对和实际样品的分析验证了方法的可靠性和结果的准确性.     

气相色谱和气相色谱-质谱法测定食品中乙草胺残留

建立了气相色谱和气相色谱-质谱法检测10种植物源性和动物源性食品中乙草胺残留量检测方法.粮谷类和动物源性样品采用乙腈提取,GPC结合硅胶固相萃取柱净化;蔬菜类样品采用乙酸乙酯提取、硅胶固相萃取柱净化;元葱等样品先进行微波消解,然后采用乙酸乙酯提取,硅胶固相萃取柱净化.气相色谱和气相色谱-质谱联用法检测.两种方法检出限均为0.004 mg/kg; 在0.01～0.16 mg/L范围内均呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9998和0.9997;在0.01、0.02和0.05 mg/kg的添加水平下,添加回收率在70%～102%之间;相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于10%.     

固相萃取-气相色谱-负化学源质谱法测定人血清中的多溴联苯醚

采用OasisHLB固相萃取柱萃取血清中的多溴联苯醚(PBDEs),经浓硫酸柱上除脂后,利用气相色谱-负化学源质谱法测定BDE-17、28、47、66、99、100、153、154、183和209共10种PBDEs组分。BDE-209的测定采用DB-5 ms色谱柱(15 m×0.25 mm×0.1 μm),其他组分采用VF-5 ms色谱柱(30 m×0.25 mm×0.25 μm)。对样品中蛋白质的去除溶剂和固相萃取条件(如洗脱溶剂及其用量)进行了优化。胎牛血清中的加标回收试验结果显示,各PBDEs单体相对于内标的平均回收率为78.5%～109.7%,日内测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.3%～7.4%,日间测定的RSD为1.4%～14.1%。胎牛血清中三溴～七溴联苯醚的检出限(信噪比为3)为0.10～0.27 ng/L;定量限(信噪比为10)除了BDE-209为7.91 ng/L外,其他PBDEs为0.35～0.91 ng/L。采用本方法测定标准参考物质SRM1957和SRM1958,结果在参考值范围内。实验结果表明,本方法灵敏度高、准确度和精密度好,简便快速,溶剂消耗量少,适用于人体血清中三至十位溴取代联苯醚的测定。     

Isolation and recovery of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers from human serum and sheep serum: coupling reversed-phase solid-phase disk extraction and liquid-liquid extraction techniques with a capillary gas chromatographic electron capture negative ion mass spectrometric determinative technique

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are isolated and recovered with acceptable percent recoveries from human serum via liquid-liquid extraction and column chromatographic cleanup and fractionation with quantitation using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with electron capture negative ion and selected ion monitoring. PBDEs are found in unspiked serum. An alternative sample preparation approach is developed using sheep serum that utilizes a formic acid pre-treatment followed by reversed-phase solid-phase disk extraction and normal-phase solid-phase cleanup using acidified silica gel that yields>50% recoveries. When these percent recoveries are combined with a minimized phase ratio for human serum and very low instrument detection limits, method detection limits below 500 parts-per-trillion are realized.     

Method development for the analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans in single extract of sediment samples

A comprehensive method was developed for quantitative analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans (PCDD/Fs) in one single extract of environmental samples. The sample preparation procedure included two fractionation steps using silver nitrate silica chromatography to separate PBDEs from PCBs and PCDD/Fs and florisil column to separate PCBs from PCDD/Fs. Acidic silica, acidic alumina and gel permeation chromatography (GPC, for PCBs) or activated carbon column (for PCDD/Fs) were used for further clean-up. The sample extracts were analyzed by using high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry. The entire method was validated from the analysis of mixed standards of PBDEs, PCBs and PCDD/Fs (n = 3); the analysis of certified reference biota (WMF-01). The method was applied for the analysis of 10 sediment samples collected from Haihe River and Dagu Drainage River in Tianjin City. No significant PBDEs pollution was found in the areas.     

Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in river water by combination of liquid–liquid extraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

In this work,a reliable and sensitive method for detecting polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs) has been developed by the combination of liquid–liquid extraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.PBDEs were extracted from a large volume of water by liquid–liquid extraction and purified by silica gel chromatography.In order to reduce the deviation,dibromobiphenyl was exploited as the internal standard to minimize differences among the injections.The quantification was performed using an external standard.Good linear correlation coefficients(0.991) and a wide linearity range(1.0–500.0 ng/L) indicated the steadiness of the proposed method.Moreover,the satisfactory recovery(75%)suggested that successful determination of PBDEs in river water had been achieved.Furthermore,the deduction behavior of PBDEs in river water could be inferred according to the results.     

Development of a gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry based method for the quantification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in adipose tissue

A combined gas chromatographic mass spectrometric (GC/MS/MS) method for the determination of seven polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and seven marker polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in adipose tissue has been developed. Adipose tissue was melted and filtered through anhydrous sodium sulphate to obtain pure fat. Clean-up was performed using a glass column containing acidified silica, deactivated alumina and anhydrous sodium sulphate. Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) 155 and Mirex were added as internal standards for PBDEs and PCBs, respectively. Injection standards, PBB 103 and PCB 143, for PBDEs and PCBs, respectively, were added before analysis with GC/MS/MS. The developed GC/MS/MS method has the advantage of being more selective than single MS methods because matrix effects are largely eliminated. Validation of this method was conducted according to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. Decision limits for PBDEs and PCBs ranged from 0.06-0.15 ng g(-1) and from 0.35-1.22 ng g(-1), respectively. Detection capabilities were all between 0.23-0.55 ng g(-1) for PBDEs and between 0.98-2.29 ng g(-1) for PCBs. Precision, recovery, bias and selectivity were tested, with satisfactory results.     

Sample pretreatment method for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in bird livers using ultrasonic extraction followed by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A simple and reliable sample methodology based on simultaneous ultrasonic extraction, sulfuric acid clean-up and headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry has been developed as an advantageous analytical tool for the determination of seven polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in bird livers at low levels. The influence of several parameters on the efficiency of the proposed method was systematically investigated. The clean-up efficiency of sulfuric acid treatment was tested and compared with those of column chromatography (Flosiril, silica gel and alumina) and solid-phase extraction (SPE) (Supelclean ENVI-Carb cartridge) procedures. The use of sulfuric acid in the clean-up step prior to headspace solid-phase microextraction analysis allows the removal of interfering matrix compounds present in the liver extracts that would otherwise cause severe ionization suppression of the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) during the ionization process. The optimized method had good linearity (R2>0.99) over the range studied (5-500 ng/g wet weight) and showed satisfactory level of precision, with RSD values lower than 10.6%. The obtained relative recoveries ranged between 63 and 94%. The limits of detection (0.06-0.63 ng/g wet weight) were low enough to check for harmful levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in biological samples, and were well below most of the restrictive limits established by European Union regulations. The method was found to be reliable under the operational conditions proposed and was applied successfully to the analysis of individual polychlorinated biphenyls in liver tissues. The results obtained from five bird species from Greece revealed the presence of the target compounds in all samples analyzed, at levels ranging between 0.54 and 39.45 ng/g wet weight.     

Determination of ondansetron and its hydroxy metabolites in human serum using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/positive ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

Ondansetron and its hydroxylated metabolites were determined in human serum using solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography/positive ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Pyrimethamine was used as the internal standard. The analytes were eluted from the SPE cartridge using 2 x 1 ml of methanol containing 0.5% triethylamine, evaporated under vacuum and the residue was reconstituted in the mobile phase. The liquid chromatographic separation was achieved on a silica column using a mobile phase of aqueous 20 mM ammonium acetate (pH 4.7)-acetonitrile (85 : 15, v/v) at a flow-rate of 0.4 ml min(-1). The method was linear over the range 1-500 ng ml(-1) for ondansetron and each of the metabolites in human serum. The intra-day accuracy was better than 9.1% and the precision was <10.3%; the inter-day accuracy was better than 9.5% and the precision was <12.6%. The limit of detection was 250 pg ml(-1) based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The absolute recovery from serum for all analytes was >90%.     

气相色谱/离子阱串联质谱法检测大气中的多溴二苯醚

运用气相色谱-离子阱质谱(ion trap mass spectrometry,ITMS)建立了大气中8种多溴二苯醚的二级质谱(MS/MS)检测方法。优化后的MS/MS方法对7种三溴至七溴二苯醚(BDE28、-47、-99、-100、-153、-154、-183)和十溴二苯醚(BDE209)的仪器检出限分别为0.04~0.23 pg和9.38 pg;方法检出限为6.0~27.1 pg/m3和211.6 pg/m3;6点标准曲线相关系数(r)为0.9980~0.9999。方法对8种目标物的加标回收率为79.1%~101.0%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为4.3%~14.3%(n=6)。对6份南京实际大气样品的检测结果表明:离子阱质谱的选择反应监测(selected reaction monitoring,SRM)技术能有效的降低背景干扰。优化后的MS/MS方法对目标化合物有较高的灵敏度,可应用于大气中痕量多溴二苯醚的定量检测。     

鱼肉组织中多溴联苯醚的定量分析

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