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  • Innovative analytical method for the determination of underivatized tributyltin and pentachlorophenol in seawater by gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry.

Innovative analytical method for the determination of underivatized tributyltin and pentachlorophenol in seawater by gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry.

Analytica chimica acta (2017-05-30)
Luca Amendola, Maria Cortese, Daniela Vinatoru, Silvana Sposato, Susanna Insogna
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Tributyltin (TBT) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) are listed as priority substances that warrant monitoring in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000/60/CE), since TBT and PCP were identified as environmental endocrine disruptors and exhibit considerable toxicity toward both aquatic organisms and mammals even at very low levels. This paper shows a novel approach to analyze underivatized tributyltin (TBT) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in seawater based on capillary gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. The optimized extraction method for TBT an PCP in water involved liquid-liquid microextraction with toluene. The reduced extract was added with a solvent mix, composed of methanol and trimethylsilyl derivatives of methanol (MeOTMS), that allowed good chromatographic resolution of underivatized TBT and PCP, interacting as a lubricant along the glass liner during the injection phase. The proposed method showed good linearity and repeatability (RSD%<20% at 0.05 ng L-1 for TBT and 0.2 μg L-1 for PCP). The overall recoveries were 74% and 106% for TBT and PCP, respectively. Very low quantification limits that met the strict statutory and regulatory demands were achieved: 0.002 ng L-1 for TBT and 0.050 μg L-1 for PCP.

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Pentachlorophenol-13C6, 99 atom % 13C, 98% (CP)