In this work, headspace solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method for analysis of butyltin compounds in sediment samples was upgraded by the introduction of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Optimization and validation of this method based on an one step procedure, tetraethylborate in situ ethylation with simultaneous extraction by headspace SPME, combined with tandem mass spectrometry is described. A simple leaching/extraction step of mono-(M), di-(D) and tri-(T) butyltin (BT) compounds from the sediment is required as sample pre-treatment. The combination of the two techniques headspace SPME and MS/MS, led to very little matrix interference which permitted to attain limits of detection three or more orders of magnitude lower than those attained in previous methods: 0.3 pg g− 1 for MBT, 1 pg g− 1 for DBT and 0.4 pg g− 1 for TBT. Linear response range was from 0.02–1260 ng g− 1 for MBT, 0.07–1568 ng g− 1 for DBT and 0.04–2146 ng g− 1 for TBT and RSD < 15% was also obtained. The method was efficiently applied to a real sample sediment from Sado River estuary in Portugal, revealing the existence of BTs pollution, as the TBT level of 189 ± 15 ng g− 1 was much higher than the maximum established as provisional ecotoxicological assessment criteria. 相似文献
Severn Sound is a heavily used recreational and beating area in the southeast corner of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Canada. Because of the concern over the possible release of tributyltin species (TBT) from antifouling paints on boat hulls and marinas, surveys were carried out in 1989 and 1992 to determine the presence of this species and its degradation products dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) in this area. Many fish (pike and young–of–the–year spottail shiners) and sediment samples collected in 1989 contained detectable levels of TBT. A maximum concentration of TBT was recorded in northern pike in the spring to be 240 ng Sn g?1. Maximum levels occurred in marinas during the beginning of the boating season and significantly reduced during the summer and early autumn, although the maximum value of TBT in sediment (392 ng Sn g?1) was observed in the summer of 1989. The seasonal variation of TBT levels was further substantiated in the subsequent 1992 study, in which sediments from three areas in a marina were sampled at monthly intervals from May to October. TBT levels were much higher in May and then generally decreased with time. Mussels (Elliptio complanta) caged in the marina for three months also contained TBT. DBT was frequently detected in the sediments but less frequently in fish and mussels. MBT was generally below detection limits. Plants (macrophytes and cladophora) contained very small amounts of butyltin compounds. 相似文献
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), methylmercury (MeHg+) and butyltins (mono-, di- and tri-butyltin, MBT, DBT and TBT) were monitored in oysters (Crassostrea sp.) and sediments collected in different sampling points of the UNESCO reserve of the biosphere of Urdaibai (Bay of Biscay) from March 2006 to June 2007. In the case of oyster samples, concentrations in the 290–1814 µg kg?1 (PAHs), 70–475 µg kg?1 (PCBs), 75–644 µg kg?1 (MeHg+) and 200–1300 µg kg?1 (as a sum of the three butyltins) ranges were obtained. In most samples TBT was the most abundant butyltin, followed by DBT and MBT. It should be highlighted that most samples exceeded the highest range (367 µg kg?1) found in the last mussel watch programme carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for butyltins in oyster samples. This could be due to the presence of a shipyard in the estuary. Sediment concentrations ranged as follows: total PAHs (856–3495 µg kg?1) and total PCBs (58–220 µg kg?1). Organometallic species were always below the limits of detection (LODs) (0.24 µg kg?1 for MeHg+, 0.6 µg kg?1 for MBT, 0.48 µg kg?1 for DBT and 1.1 µg kg?1 for TBT). In both sediment and oyster PAH sources were mostly combustion. In the case of PCBs, 4-6 chlorine-atom congeners were the most abundant ones. Slight differences in the profile of PAHs as well as PCBs can be detected when the matrices were compared with each other. Finally, in the case of PAHs, sediment and water column played the main role in the accumulation pathway into the organisms in all the sampling stations. 相似文献
Retaining nitrogen for polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based carbon anode is a cost-effective way to make full use of the advantages of PAN for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Here, a simple strategy has been successfully adopted to retain N atoms in situ and increase production yield of a novel composite PAZ by mixing 3 wt % of zinc borate (ZB) with poly (acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid) (PANIA). Among the prepared carbonised fibre (CF) samples, PAZ-CF-700 maintains the highest N content, retaining 90 % of the original N from PANIA. It represents the highest capacity storage contribution (80.55 %) and the lowest impedance Rct (117 Ω). Consequently, the specific capacity increases from 60 mAh g−1 of PANIA-CF-700 to 190 mAh g−1 of PAZ-CF-700 at a current density of 100 mA g−1. At the same time, PAZ-CF-700 exhibits a good rate performance and excellent long-term cycling stability with a specific capacity of 94 mAh g−1 after 4000 cycles at 1.6 A g−1. 相似文献
We report on the use of mesoporous silica microparticles (μPs) functionalized with quarternary amino groups for the isolation of platinum and palladium tetrachloro complexes from aqueous road dust digests. The μPs have a size ranging from 450 to 850 nm and are suspended directly in the aqueous digests, upon which the anionic Pt and Pd complexes are retained on the cationic surface. Subsequently, the μPs are separated by centrifugation. Elements that cause spectral interferences in ICP-MS determination of Pt and Pd can be quantitatively removed by adding fresh 0.240 mol L−1 HCl to the μPs and by repeating the centrifugation step. The analyte-loaded μPs are then dissolved in 0.1 mL of 2 mol L−1 HF, diluted to 2 mL, and the solutions thus obtained are analyzed by quadrupole ICP-MS. This method avoids analyte elution from the sorbent. This “dispersed particle extraction” approach yielded a run-to-run relative standard deviation ≤ 5 % for Pt and ≤ 4 % for Pd (at 0.1 ng mL−1, n = 4 road dust digests). Method detection limits (expressed as concentrations in the dust samples) are 2 and 1 ng g−1 for Pt and Pd, respectively. The method was validated by analysis of a reference material (BCR CRM 723) and applied to the analysis of road dust samples collected in downtown Vienna. Pt and Pd concentrations in samples collected in summer and in winter were compared, with concentrations ranging from 205 to 1445 ng g−1 for Pt and from 201 to 1230 ng g−1 for Pd.
Mesoporous silica microparticles (μPs) functionalized with quarternary amino groups were used for isolating platinum and palladium from aqueous road dust digests. The μPs were suspended directly in the aqueous digests, and the analyte-loaded μPs were analyzed using “dispersed particle extraction”.
An inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) method is developed for determination of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Tl and Zn in traces in calcite, CaCO3, dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2, and gypsum, CaSO4. Interferences of a Ca/Mg matrix on analyte intensities were investigated. The results reveal that Ca does not interfere with Cr, Ni and Zn, but tends to decrease the intensity of the other elements. Magnesium as a matrix element does not interfere on with Zn, but increases the intensities of Ni, Cr and Cu, and decreases the intensities of Cd, Co and Tl. To eliminate these matrix interferences on trace element intensities, a flotation separation method is proposed. Lead(II) hexamethylenedithiocarbamate, Pb(HMDTC)2, is applied as a collector for flotation of trace elements from acidic solutions of mineral samples. The flotation of acidic aqueous solutions of calcite, dolomite and gypsum was performed at pH 6.0, using 10 mg l−1 Pb and 0.3 mmol l−1 HMDTC− added to 1 l of solution tested. The method detection limits of analytes in different minerals range from 0.02 to 0.06 μg g−1 for Cd, 0.04 to 0.10 μg g−1 for Co, 0.03 to 0.13 μg g−1 for Cr, 0.02 to 0.16 μg g−1 for Cu, 0.09 to 0.30 μg g−1 for Ni, 6.45 to 7.71 μg g−1 for Tl and 0.18 to 0.20 μg g−1 for Zn. 相似文献
A novel bacterium, Gordonia alkanivorans strain 1B, was isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Assessment of the biodegradation of distinct organic sulfur-compounds,
such as dibenzothiophene (DBT), benzothiophene (BT), DBT sulfone, and alkylated tiophenic compounds, as the sole source of
sulfure was investigated. G. alkanivorans strain 1B was able to remove selectively the sulfur from DBT while keeping intact the remaining carbon-carbon structure.
Orthophenyl phenol (2-hydroxybiphenyl) was the only detected metabolic product. The bacterial desulfurization activity was
repressed by sulfate. G. alkanivorans straini 1B consumed 310 μM DBT after 120 h of cultivation, corresponding to a specific desulfurization rate of 1.03 μmol/(g of dry cells·h). When an
equimolar mixture of DBT/BT was used as a source of sulfur in the growth medium, G. alkanivorans strain 1B assimilated both compounds in a sequential manner, with BT as the preferred source of sulfur. Only when BT concentration
was decreased to a very low level was DBT utilized as the source of sulfur for bacterial growth. Thespecific desulfurization
overall rates of BT and DBT obtained were 0.954 and 0.813 μmol/(g of dry cells·h), respectively. The newly isolated G. alkanivorans strain 1B has good potential for application in the biodesulfurization of fossil fuels. 相似文献