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HERO ID
3494373
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Reliable, rapid and simple method for the analysis of phthalates in sediments by ultrasonic solvent extraction followed by head space-solid phase microextraction gas chromatography mass spectrometry determination
Author(s)
Fernández-González, V; Moscoso-Pérez, C; Muniategui-Lorenzo, S; López-Mahía, P; Prada-Rodríguez, D
Year
2017
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Talanta
ISSN:
0039-9140
EISSN:
1873-3573
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Location
AMSTERDAM
Volume
162
Page Numbers
648-653
Language
English
PMID
27837884
DOI
10.1016/j.talanta.2016.10.068
Web of Science Id
WOS:000389088700087
URL
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0039914016308190
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Abstract
In this work, a new reliable, simple and fast method for the determination of six PAEs in sediments, based on ultrasonic solvent extraction (USE) followed by head space solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination (GC-MS), is proposed. The extraction parameters were studied, and the most favourable conditions were selected. The analytical features of the method were calculated: matrix effect, accuracy (ranged from 90% to 111%), repeatability and intermediate precision (RSD <10%), detection and quantification limits of the method (ranged from 0.001µgg(-1) (DOP) to 0.142µgg(-1) (DEP)), and satisfactory results were obtained. Major advantages of this approach are low consumption of reagents and solvents, no clean-up or evaporation steps were required and minimum sample manipulation. In addition, cross contamination from glassware, solvents and samples is minimized, thus procedural blanks are keeping to a minimum.. The applicability of the proposed method was demonstrated analysing sediment samples from Galician coast (NW Spain). The proposed method allows the application in routine laboratory conditions and its implementation in environmental monitoring studies under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).
Keywords
Phthalic acid esters; Phthalates; PAEs; DEHP; Sediments; USE-HS-SPME-GC-MS
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Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)
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Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
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