Determination of free and ethoxylated alkylphenols in leather with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

An analytical approach was developed to determine nonylphenol (NP), octylphenol (OP), nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO(n)) and octylphenol ethoxylates (OPEO(n)) in leather samples involving the conversion of NPEO(n) and OPEO(n) into the corresponding NP and OP. The four targets were extracted from samples using ultrasonic-assisted acetonitrile extraction. NP and OP in the extracts were directly isolated with hexane and quantitatively determined with 4-n-nonylphenol as internal standard by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). For NPEO(n) and OPEO(n) in the extracts, they were first converted into NP and OP with aluminum triiodide as cleavage agent, and the yielded NP and OP were determined by GC-MS. The contents of NPEO(n) and OPEO(n) were calculated by normalizing to NPEO(9) and OPEO(9), respectively. This method was properly validated and the real sample tests revealed the pollution significance of leather by NPEO(n) and OPEO(n).     

Determination of Xenoestrogens Alkylphenols in Oyster and Snail Tissues by Extractive Steam Distillation and Gas Chromatography‐Mass Spectrometry

A simple and sensitive method is presented for the determination of two well‐known xenoestrogens alkylphenols (4‐tert.‐octylphenol (4‐t‐OP) and 4‐nonylphenol isomers (4‐NPs)) in oysters and snails. The method involves extraction of the sample by a modified Nielson‐Kryger steam distillation extraction, and the alkylphenols were then identified and quantitated by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. The quantitation limit of this method was less than 20 ng/g in 0.5 g (dry weight) of the samples. The perfect applicability of the steam distillation extraction method for 4‐t‐OP and 4‐NPs was determined after testing it with spiked and real samples. Recovery of 4‐t‐OP and 4‐NPs in spiked tissue samples was above 88% while relative standard deviation (RSD) ranged from 7 to 14%. 4‐tert.‐octylphenol and 4‐nonylphenol isomers are ubiquitous in oysters and snails with the concentrations of 4‐t‐OP and 4‐NPs ranging from 70 to 820 ng/g and from 210 to 2750 ng/g (dry weight), respectively.     

高效液相色谱法测定饮料类食品中的类雌激素

利用OASIS HLB固相萃取柱富集和净化样品,采用高效液相色谱分离,紫外及荧光检测,建立了不同饮料基质中的壬基酚(NP)、辛基酚(OP)和双酚A(BPA)等类雌激素的测定方法,并用该方法对市售部分产品进行了测定。不同加标水平的BPA,NP和OP的回收率为91.08%~103.19%,其相对标准偏差为0.5%~5.49%。该方法具有操作简单、灵敏度高和重现性好等优点。     

Determination of Estrogenic Nonylphenol and Bisphenol a in River Water by Solid‐Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography‐Mass Spectrometry

A simple and sensitive method is presented for the analysis of nonylphenol (NP) and bisphenol A (BPA), two well known hormonally active agents (HAAs), in the samples of river water. The method involves extraction of the sample by a graphitized carbon black (GCB) solid‐phase extraction, and determination by an ion‐trap gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS). The large‐volume injection technique provides high precision and sensitivity for NP and BPA, to quantitation at < 0.05 μg/L in 200 mL of water samples. Recovery of NP and BPA in spiked water samples ranged from 80% to 85%. Relative standard deviations (RSD) of replicate analyses ranged from 1.6% to 6.9%. The concentrations of NP in rivers were in the range between 0.4 to 2.4 μg/L, which were below the threshold concentration (10 μg/L) for vitellogenin induction in fish, but 78%) of water samples from five rivers exceeded the predicted‐no‐effect concentration (PNEC) of 0.7 μg/L as proposed recently. The concentrations of BPA ranged from < 0.05 μg/L to 3.0 μg/L, which all were below the PNEC of 64 μg/L.     

Simultaneous determination of bisphenol A and alkylphenol in plant oil by gel permeation chromatography and isotopic dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

A simple analytical method was developed for the simultaneous analysis of bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP) in plant oil. The target compounds were extracted by cyclohexane/ethyl acetate (1:1), purified by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and analyzed by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) in the negative ion mode. An isolator column was attached in front of the injection valve of the LC to separate background contaminants. Recovery studies were performed at three fortification levels. Mean recoveries were from 92.9% to 119.0%, with an acceptable coefficient of variation (4.4-18.5%, n=6). The limits of quantification of the method were 2, 2 and 0.5 μg/kg for BPA, NP and OP, respectively. This method can be applied for screening and confirming target compounds in plant oil.     

加速溶剂萃取-液相色谱-质谱/质谱法分析动物组织中的壬基酚、辛基酚和双酚A

建立了测定内分泌干扰物质烷基酚、双酚A的液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱(负离子模式)分析方法,优化了样品前处理方法。以二氯甲烷作提取溶剂,采用加速溶剂萃取法萃取动物组织样品,萃取液用500 mg OASIS氨基固相萃取柱进行浓缩净化。对流动相组分和流动相添加剂对质谱的离子化效率进行了考察,测得3种化合物在高、中、低3个添加水平的回收率为88%~101%,相对标准偏差小于15%;双酚A、壬基酚和辛基酚的方法检出限分别为0.3, 0.05和0.1 μg/kg。对从北京市场上采集的27份动物组织样品进行检测,结果表明壬基酚广泛存在于各种动物源性食品中,检出含量为0.49~55.98 μg/kg,其中鱼肉组织中都检出壬基酚,而且其含量也较高(9.13~55.98 μg/kg)。     

固相萃取高效液相色谱质谱法测定海水中烷基酚和烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚

建立了固相萃取-高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱分析海水中辛基酚、壬基酚、辛基酚聚氧乙烯醚和壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的方法。海水样品经C18固相萃取柱富集净化后,以甲醇-水为流动相,在Hypersil GOLD色谱柱上分离,电喷雾质谱在选择离子监测模式下分析目标化合物,采用外标法定量。结果表明,4种化合物的平均加标回收率为59.6%～104.4%,相对标准偏差(RSD, n=3)为1.0%～13.5%;仪器检出限为0.08～3 μg/L。将本方法用于大连海岸6个采样点海水中辛基酚、壬基酚、辛基酚聚氧乙烯醚和壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的检测发现,样品中壬基酚和壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚均有检出,且油港和海港附近海水中的含量较高。     

皮革及纺织品中烷基酚与烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚的液相色谱-质谱测定

建立了液相色谱-质谱法测定皮革及纺织品中辛基酚(OP)、壬基酚(NP)、辛基酚聚氧乙烯醚(OPEO)及壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚(NPEO)的分析方法。样品经超声波振荡萃取,C18反相色谱柱进行分离,甲醇-水为流动相,离子源为ESI。OP和NP采用负离子模式,定量离子分别为m/z205、219;OPEO和NPEO采用正离子模式,定量离子分别为m/z229+44nEO和m/z243+44nEO(nEO=3~16)。在优化实验条件下,方法的定量下限为0.25~2.5 mg/kg,样品加标回收率为92%~107%,相对标准偏差为5.3%~9.5%(50 mg/kg,n=6)。方法简单、快速、灵敏度高,可满足欧盟等地区对皮革及纺织品中OP、NP、OPEO、NPEO的测定要求。     

Measurement of perchlorate in water by use of an 18O-enriched isotopic standard and ion chromatography with mass spectrometric detection

A novel analytical method has been developed for the determination of 4-tert.-octylphenol (OP) and 4-nonylphenol (NP) in laboratory animal feed samples, which involves stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) followed by liquid desorption (LD) and column-switching liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (CS-LC-MS) with solid-phase extraction (SPE). The method required correction by stable isotopically labeled surrogate standards, deuterium 4-tert.-octylphenol (OP-d) and [2H5] 4-(1-methyl)octylphenol (m-OP-d5). A feed sample was homogenized with methanol by ultrasonication. After centrifugation, the supernatant was subjected to extraction for 120 min at room temperature (25 degrees C) using a stir bar coated with polydimethylsiloxane. After the extraction, the analyte was desorbed from the stir bar by LD using acetonitrile. Then, the liquid sample was analyzed by CS-LC-MS with SPE. The average recoveries from laboratory feed samples spiked with OP and NP at 20 ng g(-1) were 99.5 and 103.8%, respectively, with correction using the added surrogate standards. The limits of quantification were 1 ng g(-1) for OP and 5 ng g(-1) for NP in feed sample. The measurement of OP and NP in commercial laboratory animal feed samples resulted in the detection of sub ng g(-1) NP     

Isotope dilution gas chromatography with mass spectrometry for the analysis of 4‐octyl phenol, 4‐nonylphenol,and bisphenol A in vegetable oils

By the combination of solid‐phase extraction as well as isotope dilution gas chromatography with mass spectrometry, a sensitive and reliable method for the determination of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals including bisphenol A, 4‐octylphenol, and 4‐nonylphenol in vegetable oils was established. The application of a silica/N‐(n‐propyl)ethylenediamine mixed solid‐phase extraction cartridge achieved relatively low matrix effects for bisphenol A, 4‐octylphenol, and 4‐nonylphenol in vegetable oils. Experiments were designed to evaluate the effects of derivatization, and the extraction parameters were optimized. The estimated limits of detection and quantification for bisphenol A, 4‐octylphenol, and 4‐nonylphenol were 0.83 and 2.5 μg/kg, respectively. In a spiked experiment in vegetable oils, the recovery of the added bisphenol A was 97.5–110.3%, recovery of the added 4‐octylphenol was 64.4–87.4%, and that of 4‐nonylphenol was 68.2–89.3%. This sensitive method was then applied to real vegetable oil samples from Zhejiang Province of China, and none of the target compounds were detected.     

固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-高分辨质谱法快速测定食用油中4种酚类环境雌激素残留

建立了固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-高分辨质谱(SPE-UPLC-HRMS)快速测定食用油中4种痕量酚类环境雌激素(双酚S(BPS)、双酚F(BPF)、双酚A(BPA)和4-壬基酚(4-NP))的分析方法。食用油样品经乙腈涡旋提取和SLC玻璃固相萃取小柱净化后,以0.05%(v/v)三乙醇胺和甲醇溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,采用Waters ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.8μm)进行分离,在电喷雾离子源负离子模式(ESI-)和选择性离子监测(SIM)模式下进行检测,内标法定量。4种目标物在各自的范围内有良好的线性关系,相关系数(r)0.999。方法的检出限(LOD,S/N=3)和定量限(LOD,S/N=10)分别为0.03~0.11μg/kg和0.10~0.36μg/kg。在1.0、10.0和80.0μg/kg 3个加标水平下,4种目标物的加标回收率为86.3%~96.1%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.2%~8.8%(n=6)。基质效应实验表明方法在低、中、高3个浓度水平下均无明显的基质干扰。该法简便、快速,能用于食用油中双酚S、双酚F、双酚A和4-壬基酚残留的快速检测。     

Octyl‐modified magnetic graphene as a sorbent for the extraction and simultaneous determination of fragrance allergens,musks, and phthalates in aqueous samples by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry

An effective, simple, and low‐cost sample preparation method based on dispersive SPE followed by GC with MS is developed for the multianalyte determination of fragrance allergens, musks, and phthalates, at sub‐ppb levels. The extraction procedure is based on a novel magnetic graphene sorbent, which is functionalized with octylamine, taking advantage of the functionalization's hydrophobic properties and π–π interactions with the analytes. Two alkyl amines, the octylamine and octadecylamine are studied to introduce alkyl chains in the basal plane of graphene. Magnetic graphene‐ octadecylamine is proved to be highly hydrophobic to such a degree that is hard to disperse in the bulk aqueous matrixes. Because of this behavior, its extraction efficiency for the target analytes is low. The synthesis and applicability of the magnetic graphene‐octylamine as more favored sorbent are optimized in terms of the most determining experimental conditions. The detection and quantification limits, which are calculated based on S/N ratio of 3 and 10, respectively, ranged from 0.29 to 3.2 ng L^?1 and from 0.89 to 9.6, respectively. The dispersive SPE is successfully applied to routine analysis for the determination of the target analytes in samples from municipal treatment plant of Ioannina (Greece), from Pamvotis Lake and baby bathwater. The reproducibility of the spiked biological treatment plant water sample is evaluated and the relative standard deviation values range between 2.1 and 9.4%.     

Simultaneous analysis of 2‐methylimidazole, 4‐methylimidazole,and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural potentially formed in fermented soy sauce by “quick,easy, cheap,effective, rugged,and safe” purification and UHPLC with tandem mass spectrometry

2‐Methylimidazole, 4‐methylimidazole and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural are harmful by‐products potentially formed via Maillard reaction in fermented soy sauce. The present study proposed a new method based on “quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe” purification and ultra high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry for the simultaneous analysis of 2‐methylimidazole, 4‐methylimidazole and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural in fermented soy sauce. The sample was dissolved in water after addition of internal standard 4‐methylimidazole‐d₆ and extracted with acetonitrile. After dehydration, it was centrifuged and the supernatant was subsequently purified using two sorbents namely primary‐secondary amine and multi‐walled carbon nanotube. Three target analytes were separated by gradient elution and determined under multiple reactions monitoring mode. The limit of detection, matrix effect, recovery and precision of the developed method were investigated. Results found that three target analytes displayed excellent linearity in concentration range of 1–250 μg/L. Limit of detection was in the range of 0.3–1 μg/kg for three target analytes. The mean recoveries for fermented soy sauce samples at three spiked concentrations were in the range of 91.2–112.5%, and the intra‐ and interday precision were in the ranges of 3.6–9.2 and 7.1–10.8%, respectively. This validated method was successfully applied to determine 2‐methylimidazole, 4‐methylimidazole and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural concentrations in fermented soy sauce.     

Determination of Naphthalenesulfonate Isomers in Industrial Effluents and River Water by Solid‐Phase Extraction and Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

This work presents a method to separate polar naphthalenesulfonate (NS) isomers by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with ultraviolet detection in industrial effluents and river water samples. The method involves extraction of samples by a polystyrene‐divinylbenzene copolymer (PS‐DVB) solid‐phase extraction (SPE) cartridge. The most effective CZE separation conditions were obtained in 20 mM borate buffer with 30% acetonitrile at pH 9.0 and 30 °C. The method proposed herein provides a high precision and sensitivity for NS isomers, to quantitation at ≤ 1.0 μg/L in 200 mL of the water samples. Recovery of the NS isomers in spiked water samples ranged from 73% to 87% while RSD ranging from 5.6 to 9.7%. The analysis of industrial effluents and river water samples was performed and naphthalene‐2‐sulfonate was found as a major pollutant. The difficulties in quantitating and identifying analytes in complex environmental samples can be resolved by using an internal standard response factor to calculate concentrations and relative migration times for peak confirmation.     

Simultaneous determination of degradation products of nonylphenol polyethoxylates and their halogenated derivatives by solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry after trimethylsilylation

An efficient method for the simultaneous determination of the degradation products of nonylphenol polyethoxylates (NPnEOs, n = number of ethoxy units), i.e., nonylphenol (NP), NPnEOs (n = 1-3), nonylphenoxy carboxylic acids (NPnECs, n = 1-2, number of ethoxy units plus an acetate) and their halogenated derivatives (XNP, XNP1EO and XNP1EC; X = Br or Cl), in water samples were developed. After trimethylsilylation with N,O-bis(trimethysilyl)acetamide, all the analytes were determined by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) with electron ionization (EI). The ion peaks of [M - 85]+ of the derivatives were selected as precursor ions and their product ions showing the highest intensities were used for the quantitative analysis. The instrumental detection limits were in the range from 2.1 to 11 pg. The recoveries of the analytes from the water samples were optimized by using solid-phase extraction (SPE). The deuterated reagents of octylphenol, octylphenol monoethoxylate and octylphenoxyacetic acid were used as the surrogates. The method detection limits (500 ml water sample) using C18 SPE were from 2.5 to 18 ng/l. The recoveries from spiked pure water and the environmental water samples were greater than 78%. The method was successfully applied to environmental samples. Remarkably, the concentrations of the halogenated compounds (CINP, CINP1EO and BrNP1EO) were detected at the hundreds of ng/l levels in the Neya river.     

A Simple and Highly Stable Porous Gold‐based Electrochemical Sensor for Bisphenol A Detection

A porous gold electrode with a uniform pore size was prepared by a simple single potential step method. It provided around 19 times more surface area than a bare gold electrode. The porous gold electrode, without any modification, exhibited good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of bisphenol A (BPA). The effect of the pH and scan rate, on the porous gold electrode was studied and discussed. Under optimum conditions of the flow system, the calibration plot of BPA was linear over a wide range of concentration, from 2.0 nM to 800 nM (R²=0.999), and the detection limit was 2.0 nM (s/n=3). It was of interest that, the porous gold electrode showed an exceptional result in minimizing the fouling from the oxidation product of BPA and led to a very high operational stability of the electrode for the detection of BPA (560 consecutive times). The porous gold electrode showed good fabrication reproducibility and can be used to detect bisphenol A that leached from baby bottles and drinking water bottles. The obtained results were in good agreement with the GC‐MS method (P >0.05).     

Ionic‐liquid‐based,manual‐shaking‐ and ultrasound‐assisted,surfactant‐enhanced emulsification microextraction for the determination of three fungicide residues in juice samples

A novel manual‐shaking‐ and ultrasound‐assisted surfactant‐enhanced emulsification microextraction method was developed for the determination of three fungicides in juice samples. In this method, the ionic liquid, 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide, instead of a volatile organic solvent was used as the extraction solvent. The surfactant, NP‐10, was used as an emulsifier to enhance the dispersion of the water‐immiscible ionic liquid into an aqueous phase, which accelerated the mass transfer of the analytes. Organic dispersive solvent typically required in common dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction methods was not necessary. In addition, manual shaking for 15 s before ultrasound to preliminarily mix the extraction solvent and the aqueous sample could greatly shorten the time for dispersing the ionic liquid into aqueous solution by ultrasound irradiation. Several experimental parameters affecting the extraction efficiency, including type and volume of extraction solvent, type and concentration of surfactant, extraction time, and pH, were optimized. Under the optimized conditions, good linearity with the correlation coefficients (γ) higher than 0.9986 and high sensitivity with the limit of detection ranging from 0.4 to 1.6 μg/L were obtained. The average recoveries ranged from 61.4 to 86.0% for spiked juice, with relative standard deviations from 1.8 to 9.7%. The proposed method was demonstrated to be a simple, fast, and efficient method for the analysis of the target fungicides in juice samples.     

Determination of octylphenol and nonylphenol in aqueous sample using simultaneous derivatization and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

A simple and fast sample preparation method for the determination of nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP) in aqueous samples by simultaneous derivatization and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) was investigated using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS). In this method, a combined dispersant/derivatization catalyst (methanol/pyridine mixture) was firstly added to an aqueous sample, following which a derivatization reagent/extraction solvent (methyl chloroformate/chloroform) was rapidly injected to combine in situ derivatization and extraction in a single step. After centrifuging, the sedimented phase containing the analytes was injected into the GC port by autosampler for analysis. Several parameters, such as extraction solvent, dispersant solvent, amount of derivatization reagent, derivatization and extraction time, pH, and ionic strength were optimized to obtain higher sensitivity for the detection of NP and OP. Under the optimized conditions, good linearity was observed in the range of 0.1–1000 μg L⁻¹ and 0.01–100 μg L⁻¹ with the limits of detection (LOD) of 0.03 μg L⁻¹ and 0.002 μg L⁻¹ for NP and OP, respectively. Water samples collected from the Pearl River were analyzed with the proposed method, the concentrations of NP and OP were found to be 2.40 ± 0.16 μg L⁻¹ and 0.037 ± 0.001 μg L⁻¹, respectively. The relative recoveries of the water samples spiked with different concentrations of NP and OP were in the range of 88.3–106.7%. Compared with SPME and SPE, the proposed method can be successfully applied to the rapid and convenient determination of NP and OP in aqueous samples.     

固相萃取/超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定尿液中6种双酚类及烷基酚类物质

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定人体尿液中双酚A(BPA)、双酚F(BPF)、四氯双酚A(TCBPA)、四溴双酚A(TBBPA)、壬基酚(NP)、4-正辛基苯酚(4-n-OP)的检测方法。尿液样品通过酶解和固相萃取法进行前处理,采用Acquity UPLC HSS T3色谱柱(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.8μm)分离,负离子电喷雾多反应监测模式检测,同位素内标法定量。6种待测物在0.5~50μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.995,检出限为0.05~0.60μg/L,定量下限为0.17~2.00μg/L,2、10、50μg/L加标水平下的回收率为81.4%~112%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为6.8%~30%。应用此方法测定160份人体尿液样品,双酚A的检出率为93.8%,检出范围为0.24~29.54μg/L,其余目标物未检出。该方法操作简便、重现性好、定量准确,适用于人体尿液中双酚类及烷基酚类物质的测定。     

Simultaneous determination of phenolic xenoestrogens by solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

A highly sensitive and selective method for simultaneous determination of some hydroxyl group-containing endocrine disruptors, including bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol B (BPB), bisphenol E (BPE), bisphenol F (BPF) and 4-nonylphenol (4-NP), was developed. The method consists of precolumn derivatization of the analytes, solid-phase extraction (SPE) and subsequent chromatographic analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection. 4,4'-Cyclohexylidenebisphenol (BPZ) was used as an internal standard. Derivatization was carried out using 4-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzoyl chloride (DIB-Cl) as a label. Parameters of the derivatization reaction (temperature, time, concentration of reagent, stability, etc.) and of the solid-phase extraction (recovery, solvent, etc.) were studied in detail. Detection limits of compounds studied in standard solutions ranged from 0.08-1.3 ppb (ng/ml). The proposed method was successfully applied to plastic samples; BPA was found in both polycarbonate and polyvinyl chloride plastics, while 4-NP was found in plastics made of polyvinyl chloride and another polymer.