儿童用品中17种欧盟玩具安全新指令限制元素迁移量分析与评估

参照欧盟玩具安全(2009/48/EC号)指令的要求,应用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定儿童用品材料中17种元素迁移量。样品主要有儿童玩具、童车、学生用品和儿童家具四大类别。共计测试样品337批,测试样品数为1 029个。实验结果表明,部分样品中有铝、钡、镉、铬、铜、铅、锰、锶和锌检出,部分样品中铅、镉迁移量超过欧盟玩具安全新指令限量要求。     

玩具材料在四种人体模拟液中特定元素迁移方法探讨

选择塑料、纺织品和油漆涂层三类常见玩具材料,采用模拟胃液、酸性汗液、碱性汗液和唾液浸泡提取样品,使用ICP-AES法测试提取液中17种欧盟玩具新指令限制元素(铝、锑、砷、钡、硼、镉、铬、钴、铜、铅、锰、汞、镍、硒、锶、锡、锌)迁移量,试验了前处理过程中不同振荡频率对金属元素迁移量的影响。试验结果表明：胃液对金属元素溶出能力最大,汗液溶出能力最弱,样品提取过程中,恒温水浴振荡器振荡频率在80-160U/min范围内时,特定元素溶出量基本不受振荡频率的影响。     

欧盟玩具安全新指令化学要求及测试方法综述

2013年开始实施的欧盟玩具安全指令对化学物质的检测要求更加严格,限制迁移元素从8种增加到包含三价铬、六价铬和有机锡的19种,增加了对N-亚硝胺类物质的迁移量和致敏性芳香剂的限制;限量降低,铅、镉、六价格、有机锡限量分别只有3.4,0.5,0.005,0.2 mg/kg,传统玩具检测使用的ICP-OES和GC-MS已无法满足六价铬、有机锡、亚硝胺、芳香剂的检测要求。该文简述了指令的化学相关要求以及相应的检测方法,重点介绍了六价铬和有机锡检测方法的技术进展和技术难点。     

ICP-MS法测定欧盟玩具新指令限制的17种可迁移元素

根据欧盟玩具安全新指令( 2009/48/EC)的要求,应用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定玩具材料中硼、铝、铬、锰、钴、镍、铜、锌、砷、硒、锶、镉、锡、锑、钡、汞、铅17种可迁移元素含量,使用碰撞反应池技术消除某些多原子离子干扰.方法检出限为0.5～75μg/kg,加标回收率在85.4％～109％之间,相对...     

玩具材料中特定元素在四种人体模拟液中迁移方法探讨

选择塑料、纺织品和油漆涂层三类常见玩具材料,采用模拟胃液、酸性汗液、碱性汗液和唾液浸泡提取样品,使用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法（ICP-AES）测试提取液中17种欧盟玩具新指令限制元素（铝、锑、砷、钡、硼、镉、铬、钴、铜、铅、锰、汞、镍、硒、锶、锡、锌）迁移量,实验了前处理过程中不同振荡频率对金属元素迁移量的影响。实验结果表明：胃液对金属元素溶出能力最大,汗液溶出能力最弱,样品提取过程中,恒温水浴振荡器振荡频率在80~160r/min范围内时,特定元素溶出量相对标准偏差低于10%。     

ICP–OES法检测玩具涂层中17种可迁移元素

建立了电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP–OES)法同时测定玩具涂层中17种可迁移元素的方法。样品经盐酸溶液提取,利用ICP–OES进行测定。砷、镉、钴、铬、镍、铅、锑、硒元素的线性范围为0.02~2 mg/L,铝、硼、钡、铜、锡、锶、锌、锰的线性范围为0.1~10 mg/L,汞的线性范围为0.02~0.5 mg/L,线性相关系数r≥0.996。方法检出限为0.000 2~0.015 9 mg/L,加标回收率为90.1%~108.1%,重复测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.23%~2.23%(n=6)。该方法简便、快速,具有较高的准确度和良好的精密度,适用于大多数玩具材料中17中可迁移元素的检测,能满足欧盟玩具安全指令的要求。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定玩具材料中17种有毒有害元素

玩具材料样品经微波消解处理,采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定所得样品溶液中铝、锑、砷、钡、硼、镉、铬、钴、铜、铅、锰、汞、镍、硒、锶、锡、锌等17种有毒有害元素的含量。使用碰撞反应池技术消除了多原子离子对部分被测元素的干扰。方法的检出限为0.003~0.09μg.L-1。方法用于彩色布样品中17种元素的测定,加标回收率在84.5%~106.0%之间,相对标准偏差(n=7)在1.00%~5.79%之间,该方法完全达到了即将出台的欧盟玩具安全新指令的检测要求。     

共沉淀法辅助分离-离子色谱与电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测定玩具材料中三价铬及超痕量六价铬

采用0.07 mol/L盐酸萃取样品,取一部分萃取液用电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定可迁移总铬含量,另一部分萃取液通过Al(NO3)3共沉淀法去除高含量干扰阳离子后用离子色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用法(IC-ICP-MS)测定六价铬(Cr(Ⅵ))含量,用可迁移总铬量减去Cr(Ⅵ)含量求得Cr(Ⅲ)含量,可迁移总铭及Cr(Ⅵ)的方法定量下限分别达0.01 mg/kg和0.003 mg/kg。选取2009/48/EC玩具新指令涉及的玩具材料进行加标及阳性样品验证,可迁移总铭及Cr(Ⅵ)的加标回收率分别为90.2%~101.5%和96.7%~106.7%,实验室间相对标准偏差分别不高于7.4%和7.9%。方法准确可靠,可实现玩具新指令所涉及的3类玩具材料中Cr(Ⅲ)及Cr(Ⅵ)的检测。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定金属板涂/镀层中铅和镉

欧盟RoHS指令2003年正式颁布,要求从2006年7月1日起限制均质材料中铅、镉、汞和铬(Ⅵ)等有害物质的含量。由于含涂/镀层金属板产品的特殊性,如何判断及将样品分离为均质材料,并准确测定其涂/镀层中铅和镉含量成为值得关注的问题。     

ICP-AES法快速测定不锈钢食具容器中重金属的迁移量

采用ICP–AES法快速测定不锈钢食具容器中的重金属铅、铬、镍、镉和砷的迁移量。样品用4%乙酸溶液浸泡,ICP–AES法测定浸泡液中铅、铬、镍、镉、砷的含量。铅、铬、镍、镉、砷的质量浓度分别在0.03~0.30,1.0~5.0,0.3~2.0,0.015~0.20,0.020~0.30 mg/L范围内与其光谱强度线性相关,相关系数均大于0.999 6。铅、铬、镍、镉、砷的检出限分别为0.009,0.000 5,0.002,0.000 5,0.007 mg/L,加标回收率分别为100.0%~122.5%,100.0%~115.0%,99.0%~117.5%,108.0%~115.0%,60.0%~68.8%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.2%~5.0%(n=6)。结果表明,该方法能够满足对不锈钢食具容器中重金属迁移量的快速测定要求,可应用于食品相关产品的监管工作。     

固相萃取-气相色谱-串联质谱法测定乳胶儿童用品中15种N-亚硝胺及其前体物的迁移量

建立了同时测定乳胶儿童用品中15种N-亚硝胺及其前体物迁移量的固相萃取-气相色谱-串联质谱(SPEGC-MS/MS)分析方法。以人工唾液作为迁移模拟物,以Chromabond Easy固相萃取柱(填料的主要成分是极性修饰的聚乙烯-二乙烯基苯共聚物)对迁移液中的N-亚硝胺分析物进行净化,采用HP-5 MS UI色谱柱分离,MS/MS在多反应监测模式下进行定性及定量分析。15种N-亚硝胺在5~2 000μg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数均大于0.998;方法定量限(S/N=10)为0.625~12.50μg/kg,低于欧盟2 009/48/EC指令的限量要求。在低、中、高3个添加水平的回收率为53.8%~116.2%、52.7%~105.1%和49.5%~102.9%;日内精密度分别为1.3%~14.0%(n=6),日间精密度为1.6%~7.6%(n=4)。采用本方法对婴儿奶嘴样品和气球样品进行了测定,其中4件奶嘴和7件气球样品中检出亚硝胺及其前体物,奶嘴和气球中N-亚硝胺的总检出含量分别为0.049 9~0.126mg/kg和0.515~41.2 mg/kg;N-亚硝胺前体物总检出量分别为0.026 4~0.030 0 mg/kg和0.187~12.5mg/kg。     

固相萃取-气相色谱/质谱联用法测定儿童手推车中3种有机磷酸酯阻燃剂

有机磷酸酯是一类重要的磷系阻燃剂,由于其具有类似持久性有机污染物(persistent organic pollutants, POPs)的性质,欧美等国家已纷纷设立相关法规限制其在儿童用品中的使用。目前国际和国内均未有儿童手推车中有机磷酸酯阻燃剂的检测标准。本文建立了儿童手推车中3种有机磷酸酯阻燃剂的超声萃取-弗罗里硅土固相萃取柱净化-气相色谱/质谱检测方法。该方法的加标回收率为89.5%~107.3%,检出限(3S/N)为0.01 mg/kg,定量限(10S/N)为0.1 mg/kg,能较好地排除基质干扰,适用于儿童手推车软垫材料中3种有机磷酸酯的定性和定量分析。37个样品的分析结果表明,磷酸三(2-氯丙基)酯(TCPP)的检出率为81.1%,含量范围为1.0~15312.8 mg/kg,依据欧盟玩具新指令2014/79/EU, TCPP超标(> 5 mg/kg)率为32.4%;其中2个样品中还检出了磷酸三(2-氯乙基)酯(TCEP)和磷酸三(1,3-二氯-2-丙基)酯(TDCP),含量范围为6.2~44.1 mg/kg,均已超标。可见,市场上的儿童手推车存在较高的有机磷酸酯阻燃剂暴露风险。     

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and chemometrics for classification of toys relying on toxic elements

Quality control of toys for avoiding children exposure to potentially toxic elements is of utmost relevance and it is a common requirement in national and/or international norms for health and safety reasons. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was recently evaluated at authors' laboratory for direct analysis of plastic toys and one of the main difficulties for the determination of Cd, Cr and Pb was the variety of mixtures and types of polymers. As most norms rely on migration (lixiviation) protocols, chemometric classification models from LIBS spectra were tested for sampling toys that present potential risk of Cd, Cr and Pb contamination. The classification models were generated from the emission spectra of 51 polymeric toys and by using Partial Least Squares - Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA), Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy (SIMCA) and K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN). The classification models and validations were carried out with 40 and 11 test samples, respectively. Best results were obtained when KNN was used, with corrected predictions varying from 95% for Cd to 100% for Cr and Pb.     

Results and effects of homogeneity and stability studies carried out by X-ray fluorescence on the new reference material BAM-H010

The Federal Institute for materials research and testing (BAM) in cooperation with the Fachhochschule Münster has developed a new certified polymeric reference material, BAM-H010. The reference material consists of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene terpolymer (ABS) and has been doped with different contents of the elements Br, Cd, Cr, Hg and Pb. The monitoring of these elements is demanded in the EU directive 2002/95/EG, commonly referred to as RoHS. We have shown that the uncertainty contribution of the thermal long-term stability (u _stability) is negligible compared to the contribution to the uncertainty caused by the method used for the characterization of the elemental content and the batch inhomogeneity (u _homogeneity). The stability of the ABS material during exposure of the samples with hard X-radiation leads to a degradation of the ABS matrix with either long- or short-chain products.     

Metrological concept for comparable measurement results under the European water framework directive: demonstration of its applicability in elemental analysis

Within the scope of a project of the “European Association of National Metrology Institutes??(EURAMET), a European metrological dissemination system (network) providing traceable reference values assigned to matrix materials for validation purposes is described and put to the test. It enables testing laboratories (TL) to obtain comparable results for measurements under the “EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC??(WFD) and thus, to comply with a core requirement of this very directive. The dissemination system is characterized by the fact that it is available to all laboratories throughout Europe which intend to perform measurements in the context of the WFD and that it can ensure sustainable metrological traceability to the International System of Units (SI) as a reference point for the measurement results. This dissemination system is set up in a hierarchical manner and links up the level of the national metrology institutes (NMI) with that of the TLs via an intermediate level of calibration laboratories (CL) by comparison measurements. The CLs are expert laboratories with respect to the measurement of the analytes considered here (within the project, the CLs are called potential calibration laboratories (PCL)) and are additionally involved in the organization of comparison measurements within the scope of regional quality assurance (QA) systems. Three comparison measurements have been performed to support the approach. A total of about 130 laboratories participated in this exercise with the focus on the measurement of the priority substances Pb, Cd, Hg, and Ni defined in the WFD. The elemental concentrations in the water samples roughly corresponded to one of the established environmental quality standards (EQS), the annual average concentration (AA-EQS), which is defined in the daughter Directive 2008/105/EC of the WFD. It turned out that a significant number of TLs still need to improve their measurement methods in order to be able to fulfill the minimum requirements of the WFD, in particular, with regard to the elements Cd and Hg probably due to their low EQS values. Furthermore, it became obvious that the hierarchical dissemination system suggested here actually corresponds to the measuring capabilities of the three participating groups (NMIs, PCLs, and TLs).     

Investigations on the emission of fragrance allergens from scented toys by means of headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

In the revised European toy safety directive 2009/48/EC the application of fragrance allergens in children's toys is restricted. The focus of the present work lies on the instrumental analytics of 13 banned fragrance allergens, as well as on 11 fragrance allergens that require declaration when concentrations surpass 100 μg per gram material. Applying a mixture of ethyl acetate and toluene solid/liquid extraction was performed prior to quantitative analysis of mass contents of fragrances in scented toys. In addition, an easy-to-perform method for the determination of emitted fragrances at 23 °C (handling conditions) or at 40 °C (worst case scenario) has been worked out to allow for the evaluation of potential risks originating from inhalation of these compounds during handling of or playing with toys. For this purpose a headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) technique was developed and coupled to subsequent gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis. Fragrance allergens were adsorbed (extracted) from the gas phase onto an 85 μm polyacrylate fiber while incubating pieces of the scented toys in sealed headspace vials at 23 °C and 40 °C. Quantification of compounds was performed via external calibration. The newly developed headspace method was subsequently applied to five perfumed toys. As expected, the emission of fragrance allergens from scented toys depends on the temperature and on the content of fragrance allergens present in those samples. In particular at conditions mimicking worst case (40 °C), fragrance allergens in toys may pose a risk to children since considerable amounts of compound might be absorbed by lung tissue via breathing of contaminated air.     

Development of an ICP-IDMS method for accurate routine analyses of toxic heavy metals in polyolefins and comparison with results by TI-IDMS

An inductively coupled plasma isotope dilution mass spectrometric (ICP-IDMS) method was developed as a suitable method - with respect to its sensitivity, precision, accuracy, and time-consumption - for the analysis of toxic heavy metal traces (Pb, Cd, Cr, and Hg) in polyolefins. Results for Pb, Cd, and Cr were compared with those obtained by thermal ionization isotope dilution mass spectrometry (TI-IDMS), which was used as a reference method. Because of its high first ionization potential and its high volatility mercury could not be determined by TI-IDMS. A multi-element spike solution, containing isotopically enriched 206Pb, 116Cd, 53Cr, and 201Hg, was used for the isotope dilution step. Decomposition of the polyolefin samples was carried out with concentrated HNO3 at temperatures of about 300 degrees C in a high pressure asher (HPA). This procedure decomposes polyolefins completely and allows isotopic equilibration between sample and spike isotopes. Detection limits of 16 ng/g, 5 ng/g, 164 ng/g, and 9 ng/g were obtained for Pb, Cd, Cr, and Hg by ICP-IDMS using only sample weights of 0.25 g. In different commercially available polyethylene samples heavy metal concentrations in the range of < 5 ng/g to 4 x 10(3) ng/g were analyzed. Both mass spectrometric methods were applied within the EU project "Polymeric Elemental Reference Material (PERM)" for the certification of two polyethylene reference materials. The ICP-IDMS results agreed very well with those of TI-IDMS which demonstrates the accuracy of the ICP-IDMS method also suitable for routine analyses.     

Toxic and essential metals determination in commercial seafood: Paracentrotus lividus by ICP-MS

Toxic and essential metals content was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in commercial sea urchins samples from the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Results show that Chilean samples have the highest values of Cd, As, Ni, Cr and V; Spanish samples have the maximum Hg content while Sicilian samples have the lowest content of toxic metals. The toxic metal traces were compared with the limits of European Community (EC) No. 1881/2006 for bivalve molluscs. All samples exceed Pb and Cd limit levels; regarding Hg levels, only Sicilian and Sardinian samples have Hg content below the EC limits. The dietary intake of toxic and essential elements was evaluated for an adult. Furthermore, our study highlights a correlation between the toxic elements content and the marine environmental conditions of the places of origin even though only the generic FAO fishing area is specified.     

Comparison of three solid-phase extraction processes in quantification of ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin in pork meat

Due to strong implications for food safety, control of fluoroquinolones residues in swine meat should be undertaken to verify compliance of the contamination levels with the maximum residue limits recently updated by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 37/2010 of 22 December 2009. Solid-phase extraction is widely used in antibiotic analysis in food of animal origin. In this study, the results of a comparative study using different types of solid-phase extraction columns, HLB, MCX, and MAX, for ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin analysis, in pork meat, are presented. In addition, diverse sample treatments for defatting, precipitate proteins, eliminate cations, and increase the ionic strength, were used to obtain the most suitable method of analysis. Only the MCX's use followed by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection resulted in chromatograms that allow the quantification at maximum residue limits. The validation method, in terms of CCα and CCβ, recovery and precision determination, was according to the EU Decision 2002/657/EC. This procedure was used in the analysis of 50 samples of pork meat of Portuguese origin. Only two samples presented residues of enrofloxacin at 30 and 42 μg/kg, values under the legal maximum residue limit.