Simple Derivatization–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry for Fatty Acids Profiling in Soil Dissolved Organic Matter

Dissolved organic matter is an important component of the global carbon cycle that allows the distribution of carbon and nutrients. Therefore, analysis of soil dissolved organic matter helps us to better understand climate change impacts as it is the most dynamic and reactive fraction in terrestrial ecosystems. Its characterization at the molecular level is still challenging due to complex mixtures of hundreds of compounds at low concentration levels in percolating water. This work presents simple methods, such as thermochemolysis– or derivatization–gas chromatography, as an alternative for the analysis of fatty acids in dissolved organic matter without any purification step. The variables of the protocols were examined to optimize the processing conditions for the C₉–C₁₈ range. As a proof of concept, fatty acid distributions of soil percolating water samples from a long-term field experiment were successfully assessed. The variability of dissolved organic acid distributions was pronounced through depth profile and soil treatment but no major change in composition was observed. However, although the optimization was done from C₉ to C₁₈, detection within the C₆-C₃₂ fatty acids range was performed for all samples.     

A modified quick,easy, cheap,effective, rugged,and safe method with hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvent as extractant and analyte protectant for analyzing pyrethroid residues in tomatoes

In this work, a novel quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe technique with hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvent as both extractant and analyte protectant was developed and combined with gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry to analyze pyrethroid residues in tomatoes. Eight hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvents were first evaluated as analyte protectants and those with decanoic acid or lactic acid as hydrogen bond donor were demonstrated to be effective in compensating for the matrix effects of pyrethroids in the gas chromatography system. Hence, they were added to solvent standards for correcting the quantitation errors instead of matrix‐matched calibration standards. Then the abilities of these acid‐based deep eutectic solvents to extract pyrethriods from tomatoes were evaluated. Results showed the recoveries of all pyrethroids reached to over 80% with only 5 mL menthol:decanoic acid (1:1) used, and good phase separation was easily achieved without the addition of inorganic salt in the extraction step, indicating hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvent could be a green substitute for acetonitrile in the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe extraction. Compared with the conventional method, the proposed protocol improved the recoveries, reduced the matrix effects, and simplified the extraction step, demonstrating to be an effective, fast, and green method.     

Trace determination of parabens in cosmetics and personal care products using fabric‐phase sorptive extraction and high‐performance liquid chromatography with UV detection

A simple, fast, and sensitive analytical protocol using fabric‐phase sorptive extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection has been developed and validated for the extraction of five parabens including methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, and benzylparaben. In the present work, sol‐gel polyethylene glycol coated fabric‐phase sorptive extraction membrane is used for the preconcentration of parabens (polar) from complex matrices. The use of fabric‐phase sorptive extraction membrane provides a high surface area which offers high sorbent loading, shortened equilibrium time, and overall decrease in the sample preparation time. Various factors affecting the performance of fabric‐phase sorptive extraction, including extraction time, eluting solvent, elution time, and pH of the sample matrix, were optimized. Separation was performed using a mobile phase consisting of water:acetonitrile (63:37; v/v) at an isocratic elution mode at a flow rate of 0.9 mL/min with wavelength at 254 nm. The calibration curves of the target analytes were prepared with good correlation coefficient values (r² > 0.9955). The limit of detection values range from 0.252 to 0.580 ng/mL. Finally, the method was successfully applied to various cosmetics and personal care product samples such as rose water, deodorant, hair serum, and cream with extraction recoveries ranged between 88 and 122% with relative standard deviation <5%.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定地质样品中Cu和Zn的干扰研究

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法标准模式测定地质样品中Cu和Zn时,样品溶液中Ti在高温下易形成TiO⁺和TiOH⁺产生离子重叠干扰,使测定值偏离真值而影响测定结果。采用氢氟酸-高氯酸-硝酸消解、王水复溶样品,通过多级在线校正⁴⁶Ti¹⁶O⁺,消除TiO⁺和TiOH⁺离子重叠干扰,研究了单质Ti与⁴⁶Ti¹⁶O⁺、质荷比63、64、65、66离子间存在的关系,建立了一种电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定地质样品中Cu和Zn的分析方法。结果表明：单质Ti对Cu和Zn产生的干扰值与其质量浓度呈非简单的正相关性,TiO⁺产生的干扰离子质荷比65离子强度比63高,质荷比64离子强度比66高;⁴⁶Ti¹⁶O⁺对质荷比63、66离子干扰增量值与单质Ti质量浓度变化无关;^6...     

城市土壤不同颗粒中重金属的分布及其对人体吸入重金属的影响

采集了9个不同质地的城市土壤,按颗粒大小分为6个粒级,分别测定了4种重金属(Cu、Cd、Co和Pb)的全量和有效态含量。结果表明,细颗粒中重金属有明显的富集,其中<0.002 mm粒组的重金属含量约为土壤的1.57~13.95倍。有效态重金属占其总量的比例一般是0.250~0.125 mm和0.125~0.050 mm粒组高于其它粒组。质地对重金属在不同颗粒中的分配有很大的影响;虽然重金属含量一般是质地较黏的土壤高于质地不黏的土壤,但砂质土壤中细颗粒组分中的重金属的含量却一般要高于黏质土壤的相应粒组。因此,在相同的重金属含量条件下,砂质土壤对人体的潜在影响要远高于黏质土壤。     

Determination of Pesticide Ethion by Linear Sweep Stripping Voltammetry

IntroductionOrganophosphorus pesticides( OPPs) are widelyused in agriculture as insecticides, but they are foundto contaminate agricultural products such as fruits andvegetables to variable extents. Because of their toxicproperties[1,2]and the potential r…     

Analytical Methods for the Determination of 90Sr and 239,240Pu in Environmental Samples

Artificial long-lived radionuclides such as ⁹⁰Sr and ^239,240Pu have been long released into the environment by human nuclear activities, which have a profound impact on the ecological environment. It is of great significance to monitor the concentration of these radionuclides for environmental safety. This paper summarizes and critically discusses the separation and measurement methods for ultra-trace determination of ⁹⁰Sr, ²³⁹Pu, and ²⁴⁰Pu in the environment. After selecting the measurement method, it is necessary to consider the decontamination of the interference from matrix elements and the key elements, and this involves the choice of the separation method. Measurement methods include both radiometric methods and non-radiometric methods. Radiometric methods, including alpha spectroscopy, liquid scintillation spectrometry, etc., are commonly used methods for measuring ^239+240Pu and ⁹⁰Sr. Mass spectrometry, as the representative of non-radiometric measurement methods, has been regarded as the most promising analytical method due to its high absolute sensitivity, low detection limit, and relatively short sample-analysis time. Through the comparison of various measurement methods, the future development trend of radionuclide measurement is prospected in this review. The fully automatic and rapid analysis method is a highlight. The new mass spectrometer with ultra-high sensitivity shows strong analytical capabilities for extremely low concentrations of ⁹⁰Sr, ²³⁹Pu, and ²⁴⁰Pu, and it is expected to develop determination methods with higher sensitivity and lower detection limit.     

碱消解-火焰原子吸收光谱法测定土壤中六价铬

建立了碱消解-火焰原子吸收光谱法测定土壤中六价铬的方法.讨论了pH值对六价铬测定的影响.干扰实验的结果表明同等含量的三价铬对六价铬测定无干扰.实验对比了无背景校正、氘灯背景校正、塞曼背景校正三种工作方式,分别对低、中、高三个水平土壤六价铬标准物质进行了测定,结果表明,低含量的土壤样品用塞曼背景校正方式测定的结果更准确,...     

一种用于冶金炉前快速分析的新仪器——激光诱导击穿光谱仪

冶金炼钢要求快速分析冶金炉前样品来及时掌握冶炼过程。文章介绍了自主研制的一种新型的光谱仪——激光诱导击穿光谱仪,该仪器采用ns级脉宽的Nd∶YAG激光器作为样品离子化光源,激光聚焦样品表面激发产生的等离子体光谱依次经帕邢-龙格光学系统进行分光、光电倍增管探测、门控积分器积分、模拟数字转换器转换后获得的最终结果输入计算机进行数据处理。和目前冶金炉前样品分析常用的光谱仪相比,该仪器无需样品预处理,分析速度快(1 min或更少),准确灵敏度高,非常适用于冶金炉前样品的快速分析。近年来随着光纤技术的迅速发展,使用该仪器进行钢液实时在线分析和动态控制冶金工艺必将成为现实。     

石墨消解-原子荧光光谱法测定土壤中的总硒

为准确定量土壤硒总量,提出以逆王水(1+1)-石墨消解法消解土壤,氢化物原子荧光光谱法(HG-AFS)测定土壤总硒含量的方法.其中,对消解方式、消解时间和仪器条件进行了探讨,确定最优检测条件.称取0.2 g土壤样品加入5 mL逆王水(1+1),于石墨消解仪120℃消解1.5 h,冷却至室温后用超纯水定容至25 m L,...