Application of a pentafluorobenzyl bromide derivatization method in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of trace levels of halogenated phenols in air, water and sediment samples.

An analytical method using pentafluorobenzyl bromide (PFBB) derivatization and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has been applied to identify and quantify chloro-, bromo- and dichlorophenols in air, water and sediment samples. Phenols in air sample were collected with a PS-2 Sep-PAK cartridge, and eluted with 2-propanol. For water and sediment samples, liquid-liquid extraction with dichloromethane was carried out, and the solvent was exchanged to 2-propanol. The phenols in the solution reacted with PFBB to form the corresponding pentafluorobenzyl esters. After extracting the derivatives into hexane, the determination was carried out by GC/MS with selected-ion monitoring. The detection limits of phenols in air, water and sediment were 0.0033 - 0.0073 microg/m3, 0.0066 - 0.0147 microg/L and 0.33 - 0.73 microg/kg, respectively. More than 90% recoveries of the halogenated phenols were obtained from real environmental samples spiked by the halogenated phenols. The three isomers of mono-chlorophenols were detected in sediment samples in the range of 5.2 - 9.2 microg/kg in wet weight basis.     

Rapid and sensitive determination of acrylamide in drinking water by planar chromatography and fluorescence detection after derivatization with dansulfinic acid

On the basis of a novel derivatization, a new planar chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of acrylamide (AA) in drinking water at the ultra-trace level. After SPE, the water extracts were oversprayed on a high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) silica gel plate with the derivatization agent dansulfinic acid and derivatized in situ. Chromatography was performed with ethyl acetate and the fluorescent product was quantified at 366/>400 nm. Verification was based on HPTLC-ESI/MS, HPTLC-direct analysis in real-time (DART)-TOF/MS and NMR. The routine HPTLC-fluorescence detection (FLD) method was validated for spiked drinking water. The regression analysis was linear (r >0.9918) in the range of 0.1-0.4 microg/L. LOD was calculated to be 0.025 microg/L and experimentally proved for spiked samples at levels down to 0.05 microg/L (S/N = 6) which was suited for monitoring the EU limit value of 0.1 microg/L in drinking water (0.5 microg/L demanded by World Health Organization (WHO)/US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)). Within-run precision and the mean between-run precision (RSD, n = 3, three concentration levels each) were evaluated to be 4.8 and 11.0%, respectively. The mean recovery (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 microg/L) was 96% corrected by the internal standard. The method, in comparison with HPLC-MS/MS showed comparable results and demonstrated the accuracy of the method.     

Determination of some organophosphorus and azole group pesticides in water samples by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with GC/MS

A dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) procedure coupled with GC/MS detection is described for preconcentration and determination of some organophosphorus and azole group pesticides from water samples. Experimental conditions affecting the DLLME procedure were optimized by means of an experimental design. A mixture of 60 microL chlorobenzene (extraction solvent) and 750 microL acetonitrile (disperser solvent), 3.5 min extraction time, and 7.5 mL aqueous sample volume were chosen for the best recovery by DLLME. The linear range was 1.6-32 microg/L. The LOD ranged from 48.8 to 68.7 ng/L. The RSD values for organophosphorus and azole group pesticides at spiking levels of 3, 6, and 9 microg/L in water samples were in the range of 1.1-12.8%. The applicability and accuracy of the developed method were determined by analysis of spiked water samples, and the recoveries of the analyzed pesticides from artesian, stream, and tap waters at spiking levels of 3, 6, and 9 microg/L were 89.3-105.6, 89.5-103.0, and 92.0-111.3%, respectively.     

Determination of bisphenol A in sewage effluent and sludge by solid-phase and supercritical fluid extraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Methods have been developed for the determination of bisphenol A (BPA) residues in municipal sewage and sludge samples. BPA in wastewater samples was enriched with a C18 solid-phase extraction cartridge, eluted with acetone, and converted to the pentafluoropropionyl derivative. For sludge samples, BPA was acetylated and extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide. In both cases, BPA-d16 was used as a surrogate to monitor extraction efficiency. Final analyses of derivatized sample extracts were performed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry operating in the electron impact mode. For water samples, mean recoveries and standard deviations were 89 +/- 6, 94 +/- 4, and 85 +/- 7% at fortification levels of 1, 0.1, and 0.025 microg/L, respectively, with a method detection limit of 0.006 microg/L. For solid waste samples, mean recoveries and standard deviations were 93 +/- 5 and 92 +/- 6% at fortification levels of 2.5 and 0.25 microg/g, respectively, and the method detection limit was 0.05 microg/g. For the Canadian samples under investigation, concentrations of BPA ranged from 49.9 to 0.031 microg/L in sewage influent and effluent, and from 36.7 to 0.104 microg/g in sludge.     

液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器/离子阱质谱法检测水中的5种微囊藻毒素

建立了一种液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器(LC-DAD)/离子阱质谱(IT MS)对水中5种微囊藻毒素(microcystins)的分析方法。水中的微囊藻毒素经固相萃取富集和净化,经LC分离后,采用DAD和IT MS定性分析,DAD定量分析。在优化的条件下,水中5种微囊藻毒素的检出限为0.1 μg/L; 3个质量浓度加标水平(0.2、0.8和5 μg/L)的平均回收率为52.2%～115.2%,相对标准偏差为1.2%～10.0%。该方法从紫外吸收光谱和质谱角度同时进行定性定量分析,可用于地表水和饮用水中多种微囊藻毒素的检测。     

超高效液相色谱/串联质谱法分析水中的微囊藻毒素

建立了超高效液相色谱/质谱快速、准确、高灵敏度地测定水体中痕量微囊藻毒素（MCYST）的分析方法,并用于实 际样品的分析。采用固相萃取法富集净化样品。该法在5 min内即可完成4种MCYST（LR、RR、LW、LF）的分离及检测;LR 、RR、LW、LF的定量检测限、回收率分别为1.3～6.0 ng/L、91.1%～111%;工作曲线的线性相关系数大于0.99,线性范 围达3个数量级。实际样品分析表明,在所测定的水库水样中均检出了LR和RR,其质量浓度分别为0.0447～2.73 μg/L和0.0208～1.36 μg/L;而在所有的检测样品中均未检出LW和LF。     

捕集阱顶空气相色谱/质谱法测定水中的二氯一溴甲烷

建立了捕集阱顶空气相色谱/质谱测定水中二氯一溴甲烷的方法。采用正交实验设计对平衡温度、平衡时间、循环次数3个参数进行了优化,在平衡温度70 ℃、平衡时间20 min、循环次数2次的优化条件下,对水中的二氯一溴甲烷进行测定。结果显示,在0.1～10.0 μg/L范围内,二氯一溴甲烷的质量浓度和峰面积呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9991。方法的检出限(S/N=3)为0.03 μg/L,定量限(S/N=10)为0.1 μg/L,回收率为83.1%～111.3%,相对标准偏差为1.7%～5.2%(n=6)。将该方法应用于水中二氯一溴甲烷的定性定量分析,效果良好。     

Rapid analysis of trace levels of antibiotic polyether ionophores in surface water by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with ion trap tandem mass spectrometric detection

The occurrence of antibiotics in surface and ground water is an emerging area of interest due to the potential impacts of these compounds on the environment. This paper details a rapid, sensitive and reliable analytical method for the determination of monensin A and B, salinomycin and narasin A in surface water using solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) with selected reaction monitoring (SRM). Several product ions as sodiated sodium salts for MS-MS detection have been identified and documented with their proposed fragmentation pathways. Statistical analysis for determination of the method detection limit (MDL), accuracy and precision of the method is described. The average recovery of ionophore antibiotics in pristine and wastewater-influenced water was 96.0+/-8.3% and 93.8+/-9.1%, respectively. No matrix effect was seen with the surface water. MDL was between 0.03 and 0.05 microg/L for these antibiotic compounds in the surface water. The accuracy and day-to-day variation of method fell within acceptable ranges. The method is applied to evaluate to the occurrence of these compounds in a small watershed in Northern Colorado. The method verified the presence of trace levels of these antibiotics in urban and agricultural land use dominated sections of the river.     

Solid phase extraction and spectrophotometric determination of silver with 2-(2-quinolylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol as chromogenic reagent.

A new chromogenic reagent, 2-(2-quinolylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (QADEAP), was synthesized. A sensitive, selective and rapid method has been developed for the determination of microg/L level silver ion based on the rapid reaction of silver(l) with QADEAP and the solid phase extraction of the colored chelate with C18 cartridge. The QADEAP reacts with Ag(l) to form a violet chelate of a molar ratio 1:2 (silver to QADEAP) in pH 3.5-8.0. This chelate was prconcentrated by solid phase extraction with C18 cartridge. An enrichment factor of 100 was achieved. The molar absorptivity of the chelate is 1.30 x 10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1) at 590 nm in measured solution. Beer's law is obeyed in the range of 0.01-0.6 microg/ml. The relative standard deviation for eleven replicate samples of 0.01 microg/ml is 1.15%. The detection limit is 0.02 microg/L in the original samples. This method was applied to the determination of microg/L level silver ion in water with good results.     

Lab-on-valve for the automatic determination of the total content and individual profiles of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in water samples

Methods for the total content and individual determination of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) in water samples based on the use of a lab-on-valve (LOV) module alone or coupled to CE equipment, respectively, have been developed. The total content of LAS has been determined by intrinsic absorption measurements (DA method) and after reaction with a methyl orange-cetylpyridine chloride mixture (MO method) with detection limits (LODs) of 21 ng/L and 15 microg/L, respectively, quantification limits (LOQs) of 70 ng/L, 50 microg/L, and development times of 100 and 124 s, respectively. The method for individual separation-quantification of LAS at very low concentration is based on automatic SPE preconcentration in the LOV module coupled on-line with the CE equipment. The LODs and LOQs thus obtained range between 1-21 and 4-70 ng/L, respectively, with linear dynamic ranges from the LOQ to 10 microg/L. Preconcentration factors of 10,000 and high efficiency to eliminate interferents by SPE enable application of the method to treated effluent, waste, surface and sea waters.     

Determination of triazine herbicides in aqueous samples by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction with gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry

A simple and rapid new dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique (DLLME) coupled with gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS) was developed for the extraction and analysis of triazine herbicides from water samples. In this method, a mixture of 12.0 microL chlorobenzene (extraction solvent) and 1.00 mL acetone (disperser solvent) is rapidly injected by syringe into the 5.00 mL water sample containing 4% (w/v) sodium chloride. In this process, triazines in the water sample are extracted into the fine droplets of chlorobenzene. After centrifuging for 5 min at 6000 rpm, the fine droplets of chlorobenzene are sedimented in the bottom of the conical test tube (8.0+/-0.3 microL). The settled phase (2.0 microL) is collected and injected into the GC-MS for separation and determination of triazines. Some important parameters, viz, type of extraction solvent, identity and volume of disperser solvent, extraction time, and salt effect, which affect on DLLME were studied. Under optimum conditions the enrichment factors and extraction recoveries were high and ranged between 151-722 and 24.2-115.6%, respectively. The linear range was wide (0.2-200 microg L(-1)) and the limits of detection were between 0.021 and 0.12 microg L(-1) for most of the analytes. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) for 5.00 microg L(-1) of triazines in water were in the range of 1.36-8.67%. The performance of the method was checked by analysis of river and tap water samples, and the relative recoveries of triazines from river and tap water at a spiking level of 5.0 microg L(-1) were 85.2-114.5% and 87.8-119.4%, respectively. This method was also compared with solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and hollow fiber protected liquid-phase microextraction (HFP-LPME) methods. DLLME is a very simple and rapid method, requiring less than 3 min. It also has high enrichment factors and recoveries for the extraction of triazines from water.     

Determination of chromium(III) and total chromium in water by derivative atomic absorption spectrometry using flow injection on-line preconcentration with a double microcolumn.

A rapid and sensitive method has been proposed for the sequential determination of chromium(III) and total chromium in water samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry combined with a flow injection on-line preconcentration on a double-microcolumn. The chromium(III) and total chromium in samples were retained on a double-microcolumn with a cation exchange resin, respectively, and eluted directly into a nebulizer by 3 mol L(-1) HNO3. The characteristic concentration (gives a derivative absorbance of 0.0044) and the detection limit (3sigma) for chromium were 0.512 microg L(-1) and 0.647 microg L(-1) for a preconcentration time of 1 min, respectively. This is an improvement of 20 and 14-times than those of conventional FI-FAAS. The proposed method allows the determination of chromium in the range of 0-90 microg L(-1) with a relative standard deviation of 3.63% at the 10 microg L(-1) level. The method has been applied for the analysis of chromium in reference water of National Research Center for Certified Reference Materials (GBW08607) and other water samples with satisfactory results.     

基于轻质萃取剂的溶剂去乳化分散液-液微萃取-气相色谱法测定水样中多环芳烃

以密度小于水的轻质溶剂为萃取剂,建立了无需离心步骤的溶剂去乳化分散液-液微萃取-气相色谱(SD-DLLME-GC)测定水样中多环芳烃的新方法。传统分散液-液微萃取技术一般采用密度大于水的有机溶剂为萃取剂,并需要通过离心步骤促进分相。而本方法以密度比水小的轻质溶剂甲苯为萃取剂,将其与丙酮(分散剂)混合并快速注入水样,获得雾化体系;然后注入乙腈作为去乳化剂,破坏该雾化体系,无需离心,溶液立即澄清、分相;取上层有机相(甲苯)进行GC分析。考察了萃取剂、分散剂、去乳化剂的种类及其体积等因素对萃取率的影响。以40 μL甲苯为萃取剂,500 μL丙酮为分散剂,800 μL乙腈为去乳化剂,方法在20～500 μg/L范围内呈现出良好的线性(r2=0.9942～0.9999),多环芳烃的检出限(S/N=3)为0.52～5.11 μg/L。用所建立的方法平行测定5份质量浓度为40 μg/L的多环芳烃标准水样,其含量的相对标准偏差为2.2%～13.6%。本法已成功用于实际水样中多环芳烃的分析,并测得其加标回收率为80.2%～115.1%。     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定环境水样中的三嗪类化合物

建立了固相萃取-高效液相色谱法(SPE-HPLC)测定地表水中三嗪类化合物的方法。考察了4种不同固相萃取柱对三嗪类化合物的吸附效果,最终选择ENVI-18固相萃取柱用于萃取地表水中的三嗪类化合物;系统研究了环境水样中三嗪类化合物的最佳固相萃取条件,选择洗脱溶剂为甲醇,洗脱溶剂用量5 mL,水样在萃取前不需要添加甲醇,不调节pH值。测定了方法的检测限,结果表明,扑草净、莠去津、西玛津、脱乙基莠去津、羟基化莠去津和脱异丙基莠去津的最低检测限依次为0.14 μg/L,0.12 μg/L,0.08 μg/L,0.08 μg/L,0.10 μg/L和0.18 μg/L。将该法应用于实际环境水样的分析测定,结果表明某湖水中扑草净的含量为（9.33±0.27） μg/L,某江水中莠去津和扑草净的含量分别为（5.28±0.43） μg/L和（7.12±0.54） μg/L。     

Determination of pesticides in water samples by solid phase extraction and gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

A multiresidue method for the determination of more than 80 pesticides in water has been developed and validated. The proposed method is based on SPE followed by GC coupled to MS/MS. Different variables affecting SPE procedure, such as cartridges, sample volume and solvents were studied, and mass spectrometric conditions were optimised in order to increase selectivity and sensitivity. Calibration curves were linear over the range of 0.03-0.5 microg/L. Recoveries were in the range of 70-110% and repeatability was below 20% for the lowest calibration point. LODs ranged from 0.001 to 0.025 microg/L and LOQs from 0.003 to 0.076 microg/L. Finally, the method was successfully applied to the analysis of water samples from southeast of Spain.     

Liquid chromatography with electrospray ion-trap mass spectrometry for the determination of anatoxins in cyanobacteria and drinking water

Anatoxin-a (AN) and homoanatoxin-a (HMAN) are potent neurotoxins produced by a number of cyanobacterial species. A new, sensitive liquid chromatography/multiple tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS(n)) method has been developed for the determination of these neurotoxins. The LC system was coupled, via an electrospray ionisation (ESI) source, to an ion-trap mass spectrometer in positive ion mode. The [M+H](+) ions at m/z 166 (anatoxin-a) and m/z 180 (homoanatoxin-a) were used as the precursor ions for multiple MS experiments. MS(2)bond;MS(4) spectra displayed major fragment ions at m/z 149 (AN), 163 (HMAN), assigned to [Mbond;NH(3)+H](+); m/z 131 (AN), 145 (HMAN), assigned to [Mbond;NH(3)bond;H(2)O+H](+), and m/z 91 [C(7)H(7)](+). Although the chromatographic separation of these neurotoxins is problematic, reversed-phase LC, using a C(18) Luna column, proved successful. Calibration data for anatoxin-a using spiked water samples (10 mL) in LC/MS(n) modes were: LC/MS (25-1000 microg/L), r(2) = 0.998; LC/MS(2) (5-1000(microg/L), r(2) = 0.9993; LC/MS(3) (2.5-1000 microg/L), r(2) = 0.9997. Reproducibility data (% RSD, N = 3) for each LC/MS(n) mode ranged between 2.0 at 500 microg/L and 7.0 at 10 microg/L. The detection limit (S/N = 3) for AN was better than 0.03 ng (on-column) for LC/MS(3) which corresponded to 0.6 microg/L.     

超高效液相色谱-串联四极杆质谱联用分析鸭蛋黄中的苏丹红Ⅰ～Ⅳ

建立了鸭蛋黄中苏丹红Ⅰ～Ⅳ号的超高效液相色谱-串联四极杆质谱联用（UPLC-MS/MS）的分析方法。采用乙腈提取样品中的苏丹红,加水反沉淀除去蛋白质和脂肪等杂质,冷冻后高速离心,取上层清液供UPLC-MS/MS分析。经Waters Acquity BHE C18超高效液相色谱柱分离,串联四极杆质谱多反应监测模式检测,4种物质的检出限均为0.05 μg/L,实际样品中4种物质的检出限为10 μg/kg。采用标准添加法测定苏丹红的回收率,100.0,200.0,300.0 μg/kg 3个不同添加水平的回收率为50.2%～101.3%。实验结果表明该方法灵敏度高,检出限低,确证能力强,分析时间短,可满足高通量食品样品中苏丹红的日常检测。     

Solid-phase extraction-high-performance liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry for analysis of trace concentrations of macrolide antibiotics in natural and waste water matrices

A method using solid-phase extraction (SPE) combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) has been developed for determination of trace concentrations of erythromycin-H2O (ETM-H2O), roxithromycin (RTM) and tylosin (TLS) in natural and waste water matrices. These macrolides (MLs) were extracted from water samples using Oasis HLB cartridges, and the average recovery was 93.6 +/- 8.6, 92.1 +/- 10.0, and 94.3 +/- 8.9% for ETM-H2O, RTM and TLS in surface water, respectively. For water from the influent of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), the average recovery was 84.8 +/- 14.0, 83.2 +/- 13.1, and 86.1 +/- 13.4% for ETM-H2O, RTM and TLS, respectively. Method detection limits in a natural water matrices were 0.07, 0.03, and 0.05 microg/l for ETM-H2O, RTM, and TLS, respectively. Fragment or product ions from MS spectra using in-source collision-induced dissociation and MS-MS spectra have been identified. The accuracy and day-to-day variation of the method fell within acceptable ranges. The method was evaluated by studying the occurrence of the three macrolides on a river and a WWTP in northern Colorado. None of the antibiotics were detected in the stream except immediately downstream of a WWTP, a result consistent with their presence in the influent and effluent of the treatment facility.     

Analysis of cocaine and its principal metabolites in waste and surface water using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography–ion trap tandem mass spectrometry

A validated method based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is described for the determination of cocaine (COC) and its principal metabolites, benzoylecgonine (BE) and ecgonine methyl ester (EME), in waste and surface water. Several SPE adsorbents were investigated and the highest recoveries (95.7 +/- 5.5, 91.8 +/- 2.2 and 72.5 +/- 5.3% for COC, BE and EME, respectively) were obtained for OASIS HLB(R) cartridges (6 mL/500 mg) using 100 mL of waste water or 500 mL of surface water. Extracts were analysed by reversed-phase (RP) or hydrophilic interaction (HILIC) LC-MS/MS in positive ion mode with multiple reactions monitoring (MRM); the latter is the first reported application of the HILIC technique for drugs of abuse in water samples. Corresponding deuterated internal standards were used for quantification. The method limits of quantification (LOQs) for COC and BE were 4 and 2 ng L(-1), respectively, when RPLC was used and 1, 0.5 and 20 ng L(-1) for COC, BE and EME, respectively, with the HILIC setup. For COC and BE, the LOQs were below the concentrations measured in real water samples. Stability tests were conducted to establish the optimal conditions for sample storage (pH, temperature and time). The degradation of COC was minimal at -20 degrees C and pH = 2, but it was substantial at +20 degrees C and pH = 6. The validated method was applied to a set of waste and surface water samples collected in Belgium.     

Improved method for the determination of zinc pyrithione in environmental water samples incorporating on-line extraction and preconcentration coupled with liquid chromatography atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry

A method has been developed for the determination of zinc pyrithione (ZnPT) in environmental water samples using monolithic reversed-phase silica columns for rapid on-line large volume solid phase extraction in tandem with on-line matrix removal using sacrificial strong anion exchange (SAX) columns. This is coupled with reversed-phase liquid chromatography with atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometric detection. Limits of detection in spiked river water samples, using a 200 mL preconcentration volume, were determined as 18 ng L(-1), with a limit of quantitation of 62 ng L(-1). The percentage recovery from spiked river water was found to be 72+/-9 (n=3 extractions), whilst overall method precision, following 10 repeat complete analyses was found to be 27% RSD at 1 microg L(-1). Linearity was determined over the concentration range of 0.25-10 microg L(-1) and the calculated regression coefficient was R(2)=0.9802. The method was used to investigate the environmental fate of zinc pyrithione in waters and its partition coefficient between sediment and water phases.