In:
The Scientific World Journal, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2014 ( 2014), p. 1-9
Abstract:
A new technique was established to identify eight organophosphate esters (OPEs) in this work. It utilised dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction in combination with ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. The type and volume of extraction solvents, dispersion agent, and amount of NaCl were optimized. The target analytes were detected in the range of 1.0–200 µ g/L with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9982 to 0.9998, and the detection limits of the analytes were ranged from 0.02 to 0.07 µ g/L ( S / N = 3 ) . The feasibility of this method was demonstrated by identifying OPEs in aqueous samples that exhibited spiked recoveries, which ranged between 48.7% and 58.3% for triethyl phosphate (TEP) as well as between 85.9% and 113% for the other OPEs. The precision was ranged from 3.2% to 9.3% ( n = 6 ), and the interprecision was ranged from 2.6% to 12.3% ( n = 5 ). Only 2 of the 12 selected samples were tested to be positive for OPEs, and the total concentrations of OPEs in them were 1.1 and 1.6 µ g/L, respectively. This method was confirmed to be simple, fast, and accurate for identifying OPEs in aqueous samples.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2356-6140
,
1537-744X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2075968-X
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