Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Determination of α-Methylstyrene in Styrene-Based Polymers and Food Simulants

1991 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 815-818
Author(s):  
Shigeru Tan ◽  
Takashi Tatsuno ◽  
Taro Okada
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Selected Ion Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Method ◽  
Food Simulants ◽  
Multiple Ion Monitoring ◽  
Chromatographic Mass

Abstract A selected ion monitoring method is described for the analysis of styrene (St)-based polymers for a-methylstyrene (α- MSt) and for determining the level of α-MSt migration from St-based sheets Into 4 food simulants. The polymers are dissolved in dlchloromethane; α-MSt Is determined by direct Injection of the polymer solutions. α-MSt migration from St-based sheet to water, 4% acetic acid, 20% ethanol, and n-heptane was measured by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, using multiple ion monitoring of Ions at mix 118,78, and 91. α-MSt can be quantltated at levels as low as 10 μ/g in the polymer and 0.01 μ/g In the food simulants. Recoveries were 83-113% from St-based sheets and 90-99% from food simulants, respectively.

Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Determination of Benzene in Nonstick Cookware and Microwave Susceptors and Its Migration into Foods on Cooking

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 760-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue M Jickells ◽  
Mark R Philo ◽  
John Gilbert ◽  
Laurence Castle
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Polymer Coatings ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Static Headspace ◽  
Headspace Gc ◽  
Chromatographic Mass

Abstract Benzene in poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) coatings of nonstick cookware was determined by heating a small amount of coating in a sealed vial. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was used to analyze the vial headspace for benzene. A small survey (26 samples) of retail nonstick cookware detected benzene ranging from 2 to 50 μg/dm2 in 7 samples. Nonstick frying pans with various polymer coatings were obtained directly from 1 manufacturer. Benzene (6–30 μg/dm2) was detected in a number of these samples and was attributed to the use of a phenylmethyl silicone ingredient that contained benzene at 360 mg/kg. To determine the possible transfer of benzene from these coatings during normal use, several foods (puddings, cakes, and roast potatoes) were prepared in previously unused cookware. The foods were analyzed by using static headspace GC/MS. Benzene was not detected in any of these foods at a limit of detection of 2 μg/kg. In related studies, the determination of benzene release from microwave susceptors was performed by heating the materials in a sealed system at 190PC for 4 min. Benzene release above 1 μg/dm2 was not detected in 24 samples of susceptors. However, 1 specially supplied sample of nonmetallized susceptor released 10 μg/dm2 benzene when heated above normal anticipated temperatures of usage (to 220°C). Foods such as french fries and pizza when cooked according to the manufacturer’s instructions in susceptors contained no benzene with a limit of detection of 2 μg/kg. Even under abuse conditions of susceptors, the transfer of benzene to foods remained below this limit.

Gas-Chromatographic—Mass-Spectrometric Determination of Urinary Acid Profiles of Normal Young Adults. II. The Effect of Ethanol

1973 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 963-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A Witten ◽  
Steven P Levine ◽  
Mary T Killian ◽  
Peter J R Boyle ◽  
Sanford P Markey
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Standard Diet ◽  
Metabolic Profiles ◽  
Excretion Rates ◽  
Urinary Acid ◽  
Chromatographic Mass

Abstract Urinary acid metabolic profiles of 26 healthy young adults who were maintained on a palatable standard diet for three days have been studied by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Means and standard deviations of the excretion rates of individual, identified acids were determined after the ingestion of ethanol and compared to basal values previously reported. A significant net effect of ethanol was demonstrated for only six of the acids studied: α- and β-hydroxybutyric, adipic, β-methyladipic, p-hydroxyphenylacetic, and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acids.

Characterization of drug interferences caused by coelution of substances in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry confirmation of targeted drugs in full-scan and selected-ion monitoring modes

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
A H Wu ◽  
D Ostheimer ◽  
M Cremese ◽  
E Forte ◽  
D Hill
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Targeted Drugs ◽  
Selected Ion Monitoring ◽  
Internal Standards ◽  
Target Drug ◽  
Full Scan ◽  
Chromatographic Mass

Abstract Interference by substances coeluting with targeted drugs is a general problem for gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis of urine. To characterize these interferences, we examined human urine samples containing benzoylecgonine and fluconazole, and other drug combinations including deuterated internal standards that coelute (ISd,c) with target drugs, by selected-ion monitoring (SIM) and full-scan mass spectrometry. We show that, by SIM analysis, detecting the presence of an interferent is dependent on the specific IS used for the assay. When an ISd,c is used, the presence of another coeluting substance (interferent) suggests that the intensity of IS ions is substantially diminished, because the interferent affects both the ISd,c and target drug. When a noncoeluting IS (ISnc) is used, the interferent cannot be discerned unless it coincidently contains one or more of the ions monitored for either the target drug or ISnc. Under full-scan analysis, a coeluting interferent is directly discernable by examining the total ion gas chromatogram.

scholarly journals Development, Optimization and Validation of a Sustainable and Quantifiable Methodology for the Determination of 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole, 2,3,4,6-Tetrachloroanisole, 2,4,6-Tribromoanisole, Pentachloroanisole, 2-Methylisoborneole and Geosmin in Air

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1571
Author(s):  
Patricia Jové ◽  
Marina Vives-Mestres ◽  
Raquel De Nadal ◽  
Maria Verdum
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Thermal Desorption ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Air Analysis ◽  
Good Linearity ◽  
Repeatability And Reproducibility

Compounds 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), 2,3,4,6-tetrachloroanisole (TeCA), 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA) and pentachloroanisole (PCA), 2-methylisoborneol (2MIB) and geosmin (GSM) have been reported as being responsible for cork and wine taint. A sustainable method based on thermal desorption-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (TD-GC/MS) has been developed and optimized, taking into account desorption parameters and chromatographic and mass spectrometric conditions. The combination of parameters that jointly maximized the compound detection was as follows: desorption temperature at 300 °C, desorption time at 30 min, cryo-temperature at 20 °C and trap high temperature at 305 °C. The proposed methodology showed a good linearity (R ≤ 0.994) within the tested range (from 0.1 to 2 ng) for all target compounds. The precision expressed as repeatability and reproducibility was RSD < 10% in both. The limits of quantification ranged from 0.05 to 0.1 ng. The developed methodology and the sampling rates (R-values) of all targeted compounds (from 0.013 to 0.071 m3 h−1) were applied to the air analysis of two wineries. The results showed that the developed methodology is a sustainable and useful tool for the determination of these compounds in air.

Simultaneous Determination of Alachlor, Metolachlor, Atrazine, and Simazine in Water and Soil by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

1989 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Q Huang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
Isotope Dilution ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Selected Ion Monitoring ◽  
Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

Abstract A multiresidue method was developed for the simultaneous determination of low parts per billion (ppb) concentrations of the herbicides alachlor, metolachlor, atrazine, and simazine in water and soil using isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Known amounts of 15N,13C-alachlor and 2H5-atrazine were added to each sample as internal standards. The samples were then prepared by a solid phase extraction with no further cleanup. A high resolution GC/low resolution MS system with data acquisition in selected ion monitoring mode was used to quantitate herbicides in the extract. The limit of detection was 0.05 ppb for water and 0.5 ppb for soil. Accuracy greater than 80% and precision better than 4% was demonstrated with spiked samples.

Determination of Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and Related Compounds in Commercial Chlorophenols

1972 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Firestone ◽  
John Ress ◽  
N L Brown ◽  
R P Barron ◽  
J N Damico
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Electron Capture ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Alumina Column ◽  
Spectrometric Data ◽  
Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Chromatographic Mass

Abstract Twenty-one commercial chlorophenols were examined for the presence of polychlorodibenzo- p-dioxins (chlorodioxins) and related compounds. The chlorophenols were dissolved in aqueous alkali, extracted with petroleum ether, and fractionated on an alumina column. Alumina fractions were examined by electron capture gas chromatography and combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Chlorodioxin content was estimated by electron capture gas chromatography. The presence of chlorodioxins, polychlorodibenzofurans (chlorofurans), and polychlorodiphenyl ethers (chloroethers) was confirmed by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The 2,3,-7,8-tetrachlorodioxin was found in 3 of 6 samples of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol but was not detected in any of the 11 samples of tetra- and pentachlorophenol that were examined. Hexachlorodioxin was present at levels ranging from 0.17 to 39 ppm in all 8 pentachlorophenols examined. Hexa-, hepta-, and octachlorodioxins as well as a wide variety of chlorofurans and chloroethers of varying chlorine content were present in most of the tetra- and pentachlorophenols. In addition, the gas chromatographic- mass spectrometric data suggested that some of the chlorophenols contained methoxy- and dimethoxypolychlorofurans and methoxypolychloroethers as well as polychlorohy droxybiphenyl.

Gas Chromatographic-Mass Spectrometric Determination of Six Sulfonamide Residues in Egg and Animal Tissues

1990 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 886-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keigo Takatsuki ◽  
Tadashi Kikuchi
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Chloride ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Spectrometric Method ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Method ◽  
Animal Tissues ◽  
Selected Ion Monitoring ◽  
Ether Solution ◽  
Sulfonamide Residues

Abstract A gas chromatographlc-mass spectrometric method using selected Ion monitoring mode for simultaneous determination of 6 sulfonamides in egg and edible animal tissues has been developed. Sulfonamides are extracted from a sample with acetonltrlle. The extract Is passed through a silica cartridge column and concentrated. Dlazomethane in ether Is added to methylate sulfonamides. After evaporation, the residue Is dissolved In methylene chloride and cleaned up by silica gel column chromatography. The methylene chloride eluate containing sulfonamide-methyl derivatives Is evaporated to dryness, redlssolved In ether and partitioned between 6N hydrochloric acid. The acid phase is made alkaline, extracted with ether, and the ether solution, after concentration, Is analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in selected Ion monitoring mode. Average recoveries from egg and silver salmon fortified at 1 and 0.2 ppm levels with 6 sulfonamides are 99.2 and 84.3%, respectively; coefficients of variation are 7.03 and 11.20%, respectively. Detection limits are 0.01-0.05 ppm.

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