Ultrasound-assisted leaching-dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by liquid-liquid microextraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment samples by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Ultrasound-assisted leaching-dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (USAL-DSPE-DLLME) technique has been developed as a new analytical approach for extracting, cleaning up and preconcentrating polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from sediment sample...

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Autores: Fontana, Ariel Ramón, Lana, Nerina Belén, Martinez, Luis Dante, Altamirano, Jorgelina Cecilia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/92844
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/92844
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DISPERSIVE LIQUID-LIQUID MICROEXTRACTION
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY
POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS
SEDIMENT ANALYSIS
ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED LEACHING-DISPERSIVE SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION
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Sumario:Ultrasound-assisted leaching-dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (USAL-DSPE-DLLME) technique has been developed as a new analytical approach for extracting, cleaning up and preconcentrating polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from sediment samples prior gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) analysis. In the first place, PBDEs were leached from sediment samples by using acetone. This extract was cleaned-up by DSPE using activated silica gel as sorbent material. After clean-up, PBDEs were preconcentrated by using DLLME technique. Thus, 1 mL acetone extract (disperser solvent) and 60 μL carbon tetrachloride (extraction solvent) were added to 5 mL ultrapure water and a DLLME technique was applied. Several variables that govern the proposed technique were studied and optimized. Under optimum conditions, the method detection limits (MDLs) of PBDEs calculated as three times the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) were within the range 0.02-0.06 ng g-1. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) for five replicates were <9.8%. The calibration graphs were linear within the concentration range of 0.07-1000 ng g-1 for BDE-47, 0.09-1000 ng g-1 for BDE-100, 0.10-1000 ng g-1 for BDE-99 and 0.19-1000 ng g-1 for BDE-153 and the coefficients of estimation were ≥0.9991. Validation of the methodology was carried out by standard addition method at two concentration levels (0.25 and 1 ng g-1) and by comparing with a reference Soxhlet technique. Recovery values were ≥80%, which showed a satisfactory robustness of the analytical methodology for determination of low PBDEs concentration in sediment samples.