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.     

Certification of SRM 1589a PCBs,pesticides, PBDEs,and dioxins/furans in human serum

The Certificate of Analysis for SRM 1589a PCBs, Pesticides, PBDEs, and Dioxins/Furans in Human Serum has been updated to include certified concentration values for 27 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, three chlorinated pesticides, and four polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners as well as reference concentration values for 27 additional PCB congeners, six additional chlorinated pesticides, three additional PBDE congeners, and selected polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs). This represents an addition of concentration values for 29 PCB congeners and for PBDE congeners that were not quantified in the previous issue of SRM 1589a. With the increased number of certified and reference concentration values for PCBs and the inclusion of certified and reference concentration values for PBDEs, this serum material will be more useful as a reference material for contaminant monitoring in human tissues and fluids. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Feasibility of two multidimensional techniques, heart-cut MDGC and GCxGC, for the separation of PCBs and PBDEs

The feasibility of heart-cut MDGC-ECD and GCxGC-muECD for the separation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been evaluated. Among the different column combinations tested, the best results were obtained when using either a DB-5 type or an HT-8 column as the first dimension combined with a mid-polar stationary phase (50% phenyl) as the second dimension. The co-elutions between the target PCBs and PBDEs in the first dimension were satisfactorily resolved once transferred to the second column. Repeatability and intermediate precision were satisfactory in both systems, considering retention times in both dimensions. Nevertheless, peak area/volume precision was better for heart-cut MDGC since software for the data analysis in the case of GCxGC was still under development. The need for multiple injections of the same extract on the heart-cut MDGC system was the main drawback since the analysis time it increased. GCxGC becomes then a valuable alternative able to achieve the same performance in one injection. However, the GCxGC data analysis is still very time-consuming and needs further development. The applicability of both separation techniques was shown using a human breast milk sample with low concentrations of PCBs (0.2-227 pg/g fresh weight) and PBDEs (1.2-41 pg/g fresh weight).     

Development of a method for simultaneous analysis of PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs, PBDEs, PCNs and PAHs in Antarctic air

The development of a unique analytical method for the determination of five classes of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in atmospheric gas and the particle phase through gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry is presented. Every step of the pre-analytical and analytical optimization process is described. Great effort was put into simplifying the traditional techniques, with reference to EPA and literature methods. Automated instruments were used for sample extraction and cleanup in order to enhance repeatability and reduce contamination risks. Unlike most common approaches, no separation of the analytes was performed before the GC analysis in order to avoid sample fractionation and to save time and materials. This allowed low instrumental and method detection limits (pg to sub-pg) to be achieved. Accuracy and precision were tested by fortifying the matrix and analysing standard reference materials (NIST SRM 1649b Urban Dust and 2585 Organic Contaminants in House Dust). The method was applied to five samples from Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are presented. Lighter compounds dominate the distribution and are mainly present in the gaseous phase. The observed pattern may be attributable to long-range transport. Results are in general agreement with literature data, where available.     

World-wide comparison on the quality of analytical determinations of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs in food

Interlaboratory comparsion exercises on the determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in three natural foodstuffs have been performed annually since 2000 by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Up to 77 laboratories from 24 countries world-wide have reported results. The data have been statistically analysed in order to assess the comparability of both the reported individual congener concentrations and the calculated toxic equivalents (TEQ). Due to the low concentrations of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs in food, the treatment of congeners reported as “not detected” and the identification of outliers, influence the estimation of the consensus values considerably. Based on the experiences from the first two rounds, an approach for calculation of the consensus values was established, resulting in a non-skewed distribution of data. The relative standard deviation of consensus TEQs was 13–32% for PCDDs/PCDFs and 11–45% for PCBs. Z-scores were calculated for PCDD/PCDF-TEQs using a target value of ±20% for the deviation. For food samples with a PCDD/PCDF contamination of more than half of the EU maximum level, 63–87% of the participants achieved Z-scores ±1, while for low contaminated foodstuffs about 60% of the participants had Z-scores of ±2. After four rounds of interlaboratory comparisons it can be concluded that there is a good comparability of the analytical data for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in food at higher contamination levels. However, the laboratories need to improve their performance when determining levels in food with low contamination of dioxin-like compounds, due to the increasing demand for analyses of such food items. The importance of determining dioxin-like PCBs is demonstrated by their large contribution to the total TEQ, especially in food from the marine environment.     

The international validation of bio- and chemical-analytical screening methods for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs: the DIFFERENCE project rounds 1 and 2

The European research project DIFFERENCE is focussed on the development, optimisation and validation of screening methods for dioxin analysis, including bio-analytical and chemical techniques (CALUX, GC-LRMS/MS, GC×GC-ECD) and on the optimisation and validation of new extraction and clean-up procedures. The performance of these techniques is assessed in an international validation study and the results are compared with the reference technique GC-HRMS. This study is set up in three rounds and is in accordance with the International Harmonized Protocol for Proficiency Studies and the ISO 5725 standard. The results of the first two rounds are very promising in particular for GC-LRMS/MS. The results obtained with this technique were as accurate as the results reported by the labs using the GC-HRMS. The initial results reported for GC×GC-ECD overestimate the dioxin concentration in the samples. The results reported by the labs using the CALUX technique underestimate the total TEQ concentrations in the samples, compared to the GC-HRMS reference method. The repeatability of the CALUX is significantly higher than the other screening techniques. It was shown that accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) is a valid alternative extraction and clean-up procedure for fish oil and vegetable oil. The results obtained with CALUX and GC-HRMS after ASE are equivalent to the results obtained with the classical extraction and purification procedures.     

主成分回归用于分光光度法同时测定6种食品添加剂

山梨酸、苯甲酸钠、香兰素、NaNO2、NaNO3和糖精钠的紫外吸收光谱严重重叠,不经预先分离很难进行单一组分的直接测定.报道了一种同时测定上述6种食品添加剂的分光光度法,这种方法是基于在pH 2.85的Britton-Robinson(B-R)缓冲溶液中对该6种食品添加剂混合溶液进行光度测定,所得的重叠光谱数据用主成分回归(PCR)进行建模,并用该模型对未知样品浓度进行预报.该方法可以不经分离同时测定食品样品中的多种添加剂.     

Performances and limitations of the HRMS method for dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs analysis in animal feedingstuffs: Part I: Results of an inter-laboratory study

The European strategy for dioxin monitoring of the food chain has defined high-resolution gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) method as the confirmatory method that can provide reliable and comparable results at sub-parts per trillion (ppt) level. This paper describes the first inter-laboratory study on dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs by HRGC/HRMS method in animal feedingstuffs. Two different statistical approaches (ISO 5725 and Cofino’s statistics) were used for the statistical evaluation. For this particular study, the performances of the HRGC/HRMS method seem to be congener-independent in repeatability and reproducibility conditions over a concentration range covering more than four orders of magnitude. Results clearly show the effect of precision loss below 0.1 ppt level per congener in repeatability conditions and below 0.2 ppt level per congener in reproducibility conditions. LODs reported by the laboratories give median values of 0.02 ng/kg for most of the toxic congeners. Relative standard deviation between the laboratories’ mean values using upper-bound approach for TEQ calculation is 6.2%, more than twice the maximum level set at 0.75 ng TEQ/kg of product.     

土壤中PCDD/Fs、PBDD/Fs、PCBs与PBDEs同步分离测试方法的研究

建立了土壤样品中氯代二英、溴代二英、多氯联苯和多溴联苯醚四类化合物的同步分离前处理方法。应用硝酸银复合硅胶柱将四类化合物分成含氯(PCBs和PCDD/Fs)和含溴(PBDEs和PBDD/Fs)两大类,再用弗罗里硅土柱分别对PCBs和PCDD/Fs、PBDEs和PBDD/Fs进行两两分离,最终实现四类结构、性质相近化合物的完全分离。该方法的回收率和相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为PCDD/Fs:61%~83%,1.4%~14.2%;PBDD/Fs:71%~110%,2.8%~14.9%;PCBs:68%~92%,3.6%~15.2%;PBDEs:81%~87%,10.9%~17.4%。方法应用于土壤样品中四类化合物的同步分析,并与目前常用的分析方法进行比对,两者间的分析结果相差不大于12.5%,验证了方法的准确性和可靠性。     

反相高效液相色谱法同时检测食物中毒样品中的敌鼠钠盐、杀鼠醚和杀鼠灵

建立了反相高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器同时快速检测食物中毒样品中的敌鼠钠盐、杀鼠醚和杀鼠灵的分析方法。固体样品用乙腈提取,液体样品用乙酸乙酯提取。以V(乙腈)∶V(0.010 mol/L乙酸铵)=57∶43(pH 4.50)为流动相,经C18色谱柱分离,二极管阵列检测器分别在波长286和306 nm处同时检测,在8 min内即可完成色谱分析。敌鼠钠盐、杀鼠醚和杀鼠灵在0.05~20.0μg/mL范围内与其色谱峰面积呈良好的线性关系,方法的检出限固体样品为0.015μg/g,液体样品为0.003μg/mL,样品加标平均回收率在85.0%~109.2%之间,相对标准偏差为1.0%~9.6%。     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of three food dyes by using the first derivative of ratio spectra

Ternary mixtures of colorants E-123 (Amaranth), E-124 (Ponceau 4R) and E-120 (Carminic acid) are resolved by using the first derivative ratio spectrum-zero crossing method without the need for any separation step. Calibration graphs were linear up to 64 mg l⁻¹ of carminic acid, 32 mg l⁻¹ of Amaranth and 32 mg l⁻¹ of Ponceau 4R. The method was applied to different commercial food products and results concordant with high performance liquid chromatography were obtained.     

The routine determination of PCBs in waste automotive engine oils

Summary We have optimized a procedure for the determination of PCBs in waste automotive engine oils based on sulphuric acid treatment followed by percolation through chromatographic silica cartridges for sample clean-up. The resulting solutions are assayed by GC-ECD or GC-MS/SIM. The recovery is 93% and the analysis time is less than 2 h. The proposed method is suitable for routine analysis.     

Studying variations in the PCDD/PCDF profile across various food products using multivariate statistical analysis

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) are widely recognized by the scientific community as persistent organic pollutants due to their toxicity and adverse effects on wildlife and human health. The actual regulation dedicated to the monitoring of dioxins in food is based on the measurement of 17 congener concentrations. The final result is reported as a toxic equivalent value that takes into account the relative toxicity of each congener. This procedure can minimize the qualitative information available from the abundances of each PCDD/PCDF congener: the characteristic contamination profile of the sample. Multivariate statistical techniques, such as principal component analysis (PCA) or linear discriminant analysis (LDA), represent an interesting way to investigate this qualitative information. Nevertheless, they have only been applied to the analysis of contamination data from food products and biological matrices infrequently. The objective of the present study was to analyze a large data set from dioxin analyses performed on various food products of animal origin. The results demonstrate the existence of differences in congener-specific patterns between the analyzed samples. Variability was first demonstrated in terms of the food type (fish, meat, milk, fatty products). Then a variability was observed that was related to the specific animal species for meat and milk samples (bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine and poultry). Some practical applications of these results are discussed. The origin(s) of the observed differences, as well as their significance, now remain to be investigated, both in terms of environmental factors and transfer through living organisms. A better knowledge of the relation between a contamination profile and its specific source and/or food product should be of great interest to scientists working in the fields of contaminant analysis, toxicology and metabolism, as well as to regulatory bodies and risk assessors in charge of final decisions regarding the eventual hazards associated with theses substances.     

高效液相色谱法同时测定蜜饯中5种常见食品添加剂

建立同时测定蜜饯中安赛蜜、苯甲酸、山梨酸、糖精钠、脱氢乙酸的反相高效液相色谱法,用于监测蜜饯产品,提高时效性.安赛蜜、苯甲酸、山梨酸、糖精钠、脱氢乙酸分别在1.2～100 μg/mL、0.2～100 μg/mL、1.1～100μg/mL、6.2～140 μg/mL和2.7～100 μg/mL浓度范围内线性良好,相关系数分别为0.9997、0.9999、0.9996、0.9998和0.9993,检出限分别为15、1.2、18、50和20 ng;平均回收率均在95%以上,相对标准偏差均小于2.8%.此法样品处理简便易行,适于同时测定蜜饯中的安赛蜜、苯甲酸、山梨酸、糖精钠、脱氢乙酸.     

Interlaboratory comparison study on PCDDs and PCDFs in cow's milk

Summary Six laboratories in four European countries (GER, GB, S, NL) have conducted an interlaboratory comparison study on the analysis of dioxins in cow's milk. The study comprised a cross comparison of standards and the analysis of the 2,3,7,8-substituted congeners of PCDD/Fs in three different milk pools (no spiking). Participants used their own procedures and methods for the determination of the fat content and PCDD/F levels in biological samples, all using non-polar gas chromatography and medium to high resolution mass spectrometry (RP=3.000–10.000). Quantification was performed by the use of a common quantification standard mixture of the native PCDD/Fs (4 labs) or the own quantification standards (2 labs). Within-laboratory reproducibilities for the determination of the major toxic congeners and the total TCDD toxicity equivalence (TE) level were between 2 and 16% (RSD) with a mean variation of 6% on TE basis. The interlaboratory comparison for TE values agreed within 10–17% (RSD) for TE values between 10.4 and 2.8 pg TE/g milk fat. Reliabilities of both participants and the common standards were difficult to assess and probably less good than expected. Differences in these standards were typically within 25% of expected concentrations up to 50% for some congeners by some laboratories.     

多氯联苯的污染与防治

随着多氯联苯的广泛使用,越来越多的多氯联苯进入环境,并在环境中积蓄下来。由于多氯联苯的难降解性和毒性,所以防治多氯联苯的污染尤为重要     

Simultaneous determination of electroactive and non-electroactive food preservatives by novel capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection

A novel capillary electrophoresis and amperometric detection method was achieved by adding an electroactive additive (3,4-dihydroxybenzylamine, 3,4-DHBA) to the running buffer, so that both electroactive and non-electroactive food preservatives were simultaneously determined. Under the selected optimum conditions, four electroactive preservatives (methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben and butylparaben) and two non-electroactive preservatives (potassium sorbate and sodium lactate) were well separated and sensitively detected with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 1.06 × 10⁻⁸ to 2.73 × 10⁻⁶ g mL⁻¹. This method has been successfully employed for the determination of both electroactive and non-electroactive preservatives in several food commodities.     

气相色谱-质谱法同时测定食品包装葵花籽油模拟液中二苯甲酮和4-甲基二苯甲酮

建立了气相色谱-质谱法同时测定食品包装葵花籽油模拟液中二苯甲酮和4-甲基二苯甲酮迁移量的分析方法.食品包装样品经葵花籽油浸泡后,采用乙腈旋涡提取.提取液经GC-MS测定,采用选择离子监测(SIM)模式进行定性定量分析,外标法定量.两种目标物的检测限分别为0.02mg/kg和0.03mg/kg.在0.2～10mg/kg的...     

Radioimmunoassay of PCBs in Milk and Blood

A radioimmunoassay was developed capable of determining Aroclor 1260 in milk at levels of from 20 to 80 ppb and in blood from 2 to 16 ppb. The values obtained by radioimmunoassay correlate well with those determined by gas-liquid chromatography (r² = 0.96 for milk and 0.99 for blood) but were lower. Antiserum was produced in rabbits and was specific for 2, 2′, 4, 4′, 5, 5′-hexachlorobiphenyl. It cross-reacted with congeners and isomers in Aroclor 1254 and 1260 to the extent that a 20% decrease in binding was observed with 0.1 ng of either mixture. The method requires preliminary cleanup of the extract on alumina and utilizes 25 % dimethyl sulfoxide in the assay medium to promote solubilization of the substrates.