离子液体分散液液微萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品接触材料中全氟辛酸和全氟辛烷磺酸的迁移量

建立了一种基于离子液体分散液液微萃取前处理技术的食品接触材料中全氟辛酸和全氟辛烷磺酸迁移量的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定方法。水、10%（体积分数）乙醇溶液和4%（体积分数）乙酸溶液作为3种水性食品模拟物与食品接触材料充分接触,进行迁移试验,对迁移液采用离子液体分散液液微萃取技术进行目标物的萃取富集,考察了萃取剂种类和用量、涡旋时间、盐浓度、离心速率及时间等关键因素对食品模拟物中全氟辛酸和全氟辛烷磺酸萃取效率的影响。使用Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH Shield RP18色谱柱（50 mm×2.1 mm,1.7 μm）,以乙腈和水为流动相,梯度洗脱分离,在电喷雾负离子模式下,采用多反应监测模式进行定性及定量分析。结果表明,全氟辛酸和全氟辛烷磺酸在各自范围内线性关系良好（r²>0.99）,检出限分别为0.5和1 μg/L,定量限分别为2和5 μg/L;在低、中、高3个添加水平下全氟辛酸和全氟辛烷磺酸的平均回收率为86.4%~116.9%,相对标准偏差为4.3%~14.4%（n=6）。该方法准确高效、环境友好,适用于食品接触材料中全氟辛酸和全氟辛烷磺酸迁移量的检测。     

Determination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in food and beverages

The determination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in food and beverages sold in Turkey was carried out using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). A total of 123 samples of selected food and beverages such as fish, meat, offal, egg, cracker, chips, cake, chocolate, vegetable, milk and juice were examined. The highest PFOA concentrations were determined in cow meat (5.15 ng g^?1), cow kidney (5.65 ng g^?1), cow spleen (5.06 ng g^?1) and chicken liver (5.02 ng g^?1). The highest PFOS levels were found in horse mackerel (52.43 ng g^?1), pike-perch (45.87 ng g^?1), sardine (42.83 ng g^?1) and black cod (41.33 ng g^?1). Fish was found to be major source of the PFOS intake, while meat and offal were found to be major sources of the PFOA intake.     

Gas phase UV and IR absorption spectra of CxF2x+1CHO (x = 1-4)

The UV and IR spectra of C_xF_2x+1CHO (x = 1-4) were investigated using computational and experimental techniques. C_xF_2x+1CHO (x = 1-4) have broad UV absorption features centered at 300-310 nm. The maximum absorption cross-section increases significantly and shifts slightly to the red with increased length of the C_xF_2x+1 group: CF₃CHO, 3.10 × 10⁻²⁰ (300 nm); C₂F₅CHO, 6.25 × 10⁻²⁰ (308 nm); C₃F₇CHO, 8.96 × 10⁻²⁰ (309 nm); and C₄F₉CHO, 10.9 × 10⁻²⁰ (309 nm). IR spectra for C_xF_2x+1CHO were recorded, calculated, and assigned. Results are discussed with respect to the literature data and to the atmospheric fate of CxF2x+1CHO.     

维多利亚蓝B共振光散射法高灵敏选择性检测全氟辛烷磺酸

建立了一种用维多利亚蓝B(VBB)简便、高灵敏、选择性检测全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)的共振光散射(RLS)分析方法。在pH 6.0的KH₂PO₄-NaOH缓冲体系下,PFOS通过静电作用与质子化的VBB结合生成离子缔合物,在277 nm处的散射信号有明显的增强,增强的散射值(ΔI_RLS)与PFOS在一定浓度范围内有良好的线性关系,其线性方程为ΔI_RLS=72.28+336.53c (r=0.996 4),线性范围为0.05~4.0 μmol·L-1,检测限为5.0 nmol·L-1。优化了实验条件,表征了紫外/可见吸收光谱、扫描电镜显微成像(SEM),并探讨了作用机理。在相同实验条件下,考察了全氟辛酸(PFOA)及其他几种全氟化合物(PFCs)与VBB的相互作用,未见散射信号变化,因此,本法可实现对PFOS的选择性检测。该方法成功应用于检测环境水样中的PFOS,样品加标回收率为91.8%~100.6%,相对标准偏差RSD≤1.74%。     

Method optimization for determination of selected perfluorinated alkylated substances in water samples

In recent years perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) have appeared as a new class of global pollutant. Besides being an industrially important group of compounds, PFAS are regarded as highly toxic and extraordinarily persistent chemicals that pervasively contaminate human blood and wildlife throughout the world. They are therefore regarded as PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic) chemicals. Two comprehensive methods have been developed for determination of eleven of the most environmentally relevant PFAS (seven perfluoroalkylcarboxylates, two perfluoroalkylsulfonates, and two perfluoroctanesulfonamides) in aqueous samples. The compounds were isolated by liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) and solid-phase extraction (SPE), and identification and quantification of the target analytes were achieved by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–ESI–MS–MS). With LLE detection limits ranged from 0.26 to 0.62 ng L⁻¹ for enrichment of 900-mL water samples; recovery of PFAS with a carbon chain longer than C₇ was excellent (80–93%). With SPE, carboxylates with carbon chains <C₁₀ could be extracted efficiently (70–98%) under acidic conditions, and PFOS and PFOSA could be extracted efficiently (81% and 96%, respectively) under basic conditions, resulting in MDLs between 0.25 and 0.64 ng L⁻¹. The LLE method was applied successfully to Austrian wastewater effluent samples.     

Gas chromatographic determination of perfluorocarboxylic acids in aqueous samples – A tutorial review

Determination of perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) by gas chromatography (GC) has been undertaken since 1980. However, only small number of studies can be found in the literature due to the major drawbacks associated with the GC determination of PFCAs such as high detection limits, a small range of analytes, long analysis time, and laborious derivatization prior to chromatographic separation. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS²) can overcome these limitations of GC, and therefore has become the method of choice for the determination of PFCAs since 2001. Nevertheless, GC as a low-cost and commonly available analytical technique should not be ignored because of its inherent advantage over LC to identify PFCA isomers in environmental and biological matrices owing to its high-resolution power. In addition, GC provides an opportunity to crosscheck LC–MS² results that are often suspicious due to background contamination. This tutorial provides an overview of GC methods that have been used for the determination of PFCAs after derivatization. Moreover, performance characteristics of GC–MS are compared with that of LC–MS². PFCAs in aqueous samples were determined by both analytical techniques, and two sets of measurements were compared using the Bland-Altman plot. For both methods, reasons for false-positive and false-negative results (overestimation and underestimation of the PFCA concentration, respectively) are discussed, and accordingly some advice is offered on how to avoid erroneous results. Finally, major applications of GC and its future perspectives for the determination of PFCAs are discussed.     

不粘锅涂层中全氟辛酸及其盐的气相色谱法测定

采用气相色谱建立了不粘锅涂层中全氟辛酸及其盐(PFOA)残留量的测定方法。样品用乙腈在175℃、10.3 MPa下用快速溶剂萃取仪萃取20 min;通过对衍生化试剂、用量、反应时间的优化,选用1∶20的乙酰氯-无水甲醇衍生化试剂。用HP-1毛细管柱(25 m×0.20 mm i.d.,0.33μm)分离,气相色谱/电子捕获检测器测定。PFOA的定量下限为5μg/kg。4个添加水平的平均回收率在96%~105%,相对标准偏差为1.81%~4.91%。     

Significant improvements in the analysis of perfluorinated compounds in water and fish: Results from an interlaboratory method evaluation study

The 2nd international interlaboratory study (ILS) on perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in environmental samples was organized to assess the performance of 21 North American and European laboratories on the analysis of PFCs in water and fish. A study protocol was provided to assess accuracy, precision, matrix effects and to study the use of in-house standards. The participants used shared native and mass-labelled standards that were provided for this study to quantify the PFC concentrations in the samples. Matrix effects in the determination of PFCs can be considerable and can decrease the sensitivity, the accuracy and internal standard recoveries. Therefore, two quantification methods were evaluated by all laboratories: standard addition quantification (SAQ) and solvent-based calibration curve quantification (SBCCQ; using mass-labelled internal standards (IS)). The between laboratory reproducibility (i.e. coefficient of variance) was smaller for the SBCCQ results (except for PFBS and PFHxS for which no mass-labelled analogues were available) compared to those obtained by the SAQ method. The within laboratory precision of individual laboratories is good (mean for all PFCs in water 12% and 6.8% in fish). The good performance is partially attributable to the use of well-defined native- and mass-labelled standards. Therefore, the SBCCQ method is recommended. The results show that analytical methods for PFCs in water and fish have improved considerably. Critical steps identified in this study are (i) the use of well-defined native standards for quantification, (ii) the use of mass-labelled internal standards (preferably one for each target compound) and (iii) minimization of matrix effects by a better clean up.     

Determination of perfluorinated compounds in fish fillet homogenates: method validation and application to fillet homogenates from the Mississippi River

We report herein a simple protein precipitation extraction-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method, validation, and application for the analysis of perfluorinated carboxylic acids (C7–C12), perfluorinated sulfonic acids (C4, C6, and C8), and perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA) in fish fillet tissue. The method combines a rapid homogenization and protein precipitation tissue extraction procedure using stable-isotope internal standard (IS) calibration. Method validation in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) fillet tissue evaluated the following: (1) method accuracy and precision in both extracted matrix-matched calibration and solvent (unextracted) calibration, (2) quantitation of mixed branched and linear isomers of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) with linear isomer calibration, (3) quantitation of low level (ppb) perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the presence of high level (ppm) PFOS, and (4) specificity from matrix interferences. Both calibration techniques produced method accuracy of at least 100 ± 13% with a precision (%RSD) ≤18% for all target analytes. Method accuracy and precision results for fillet samples from nine different fish species taken from the Mississippi River in 2008 and 2009 are also presented.     

Coupled high and low-frequency ultrasound remediation of PFAS-contaminated soils

Solids such as soils and sediments contaminated with per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from exposure to impacted media, e.g., landfill leachate or biosolids, direct contaminated discharge, and contaminant transport from atmospheric deposition, have caused significant environmental pollution. Such solids can act as secondary sources of PFAS for groundwater and surface water contamination. There are currently no proven technologies that can degrade PFAS in soil and sediments in a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly, and energy-efficient manner. This study examines the use of coupled high and low-frequency ultrasound in desorbing and degrading PFAS in soil, thereby achieving concurrent treatment and destruction of PFAS in soil. Two common PFAS, namely perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), were used to evaluate treatment performance in soils with both low and high organic matter contents. The test results showed that the ultrasound treatment could significantly reduce PFAS concentrations in artificially contaminated soil; however, no significant degradation was achieved. Ultrasound treatment did improve desorption of PFAS from solid particles, particularly from the highly absorbent organic soil; 68.8 ± 1.8% of PFOA and 45.4 ± 4.1% of PFOS were leached from the soil after ultrasound treatment compared to only 28 ± 0.2% of PFOA and 1 ± 3.1% of PFOS after desorption in water. This work shows that sonication treatment is an effective technology for the removal of PFAS from solids, however, the presence of solids in the solid–liquid slurry can negatively impact ultrasonic cavitation, inhibiting the sonolytic degradation of desorbed PFAS.