Determination of Bromate Ions in Drinking Water by Derivatization with 2-Methyl-2-Butene, Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 1243-1249
Author(s):  
Mehdi Nabi ◽  
Sayed Mehdi Ghoreishi ◽  
Mohsen Behpour

Abstract Background A simple, rapid, selective and sensitive sample preparation and derivatization method was performed for determination of bromate ions in water by means of dispersive liquid-liquid extraction (DLLE) by gas chromatography-electron capture detection (GC-ECD). This method is based on 2-methyl-2-butene derivatization by bromine produced from bromate ions in acidic medium and extraction by n-hexane. Objective Derivatizing agent: It is cheap and available and it has high efficiency in reaction with Br2. Simplicity: Preparation and extraction process don't need to any specific equipment and procedure is completely simple and fast. Limit of detection: DL is as low as 0.43 µg/L. Methods Various effective factors on the derivatization and extraction efficiency, such as amount of derivatizing agent, volume of extraction solvent, bromide concentration, volume and concentration of sulfuric acid, type and volume of extracting and dispersing solvent, ionic strength, storage time before extraction and ECD makeup-gas flow rate were investigated. Results Under the optimum conditions, the method had a linear calibration curve ranging from 1.0 to 200.0 µg/L for bromate ions with a determination coefficient (R2) of 0.994 and the detection limit was 0.43 µg/L. The recovery percent and relative standard deviation for the determination of 1.0, 5.0 and 50.0 µg/L bromate ion was between 90 and 110%, and 3.0 and 8.0% (n = 3), respectively. Conclusions Finally, the method was successfully applied for the preconcentration and determination of bromate ions in water samples, and satisfactory results were obtained. Highlights (1) Fast, easy, accurate and economical innovative analysis of bromate ions in water and wastewater. (2) Determination of inorganic ion by GC-ECD after derivatization (3) Low detection limit (4) Optimization of different method parameters to obtain accurate results based on requirements of international standards, specifically ISO/IEC 17025.

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 341-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Woo Park ◽  
A. M. Abd El-Aty ◽  
Myoung-Heon Lee ◽  
Sung-Ok Song ◽  
Jae-Han Shim

A multiresidue method for the simultaneous determination of 22 organochlorine (OCs) and organophosphorus (Ops) pesticides (including isomers and metabolites), representing a wide range of physicochemical properties, was developed in fatty matrices extracted from meat. Pesticides were extracted from samples with acetonitrile/n-hexane (v :v, 1:1). The analytical screening was performed by gas chromatography coupled with electron-capture detection (ECD). The identification of compounds was based on their retention time and on comparison of the primary and secondary ions. The optimized method was validated by determining accuracy (recovery percentages), precision (repeatability and reproducibility), and sensitivity (detection and quantitation limits) from analyses of samples fortified at 38 to 300 ng/g levels. Correlation coefficients for the 22 extracted pesticide standard curves (linear regression analysis, n = 3) ranged from 0.998 to 1.000. Recovery studies from 2 g samples fortified at 3 levels demonstrated that the GC-ECD method provides 64.4-96.0% recovery for all pesticides except 2,4′-DDE (44.6-50.4%), 4,4′-DDE (51.1-57.5%) and 2,4′-DDT (50.0-51.2%). Both repeatability and reproducibility relative standard deviation values were < 20% for all residues. Detection limits ranged from 0.31 to 1.27 ng/g and quantification limits were between 1.04 and 4.25 ng/g. The proposed analytical method may be used as a simple procedure in routine determinations of OCs and Ops in meat. It can also be applied to the determination of pesticide multi-residues in other animal products such as butter and milk.


1986 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 976-980
Author(s):  
Richard A Niemann

Abstract Surrogate spiking the sample with 1000 parts per trillion (pptr) 1,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1378-TCDD) has doubled analytical throughput in determining toxic 2378-TCDD (analyte) at the low partper- trillion level in fish, using multicolumn high resolution liquid chromatographic cleanup before quantitation by capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection. The 1378- and 2378-TCDD were recovered equally and were well separated by the capillary column so that the earlier-eluting surrogate did not interfere with the quantitation of levels of analyte many-fold lower. Matrix interference contributed &lt;1 % bias in surrogate quantitation. Using surrogate recovery to correct for analyte losses during analysis, accuracy averaged (n = 7) 105% in determining 18 or 45 pptr 2378-TCDD added to fish without detectable bioincurred analyte. Analyses of selected fish with bioincurred 2378-TCDD gave results comparable to earlier work where recovery correction required a second analysis of sample fortified with analyte. With surrogate fortification, repeatability of determination (n = 3 or 4) improved markedly to &lt;5% relative standard deviation at 37-46 pptr.


1989 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-398
Author(s):  
Norbert V Fehringer ◽  
Stephen M Walters ◽  
Richard A Niemann

Abstract An interlaboratory study of the determination of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) in fish was conducted by 6 analysts in 4 laboratories using high resolution gas chromatography with electron capture detection (HRGC-EC) for quantitative screening analysis. Samples consisted of 3 Great Lakes channel catfish homogenates containing different levels of bioincurred 2,3,7,8-TCDD; 1 of these was prepared in duplicate and another was prepared both with and without standard 2,3,7,8-TCDD fortification for a total of 5 samples per set. All methods used included addition of 1,3,7,8-TCDD surrogate (to correct for procedural losses) followed by ethanolic KOH digestion and hexane extraction. Certain cleanup steps used, including sulfuric acid washing and multidimensional column liquid chromatographic procedures, varied among laboratories. Mean HRGC-EC results for the bioincurred residues were 56.6, 25.2, and 7.7 pg/g (ppt) with corresponding relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 9.1,18.6, and 53.2%. Average determination of standard 2,3,7,8- TCDD from the fortified sample (corrected for surrogate recoveries averaging 74.6%) was 106% of the added amount (30.9 pg/g) with 11.0% RSD. HRGC-multiple ion detection mass spectrometry (MS), monitoring 12 ions, was used for confirmation. With the exception of several results from 1 analyst, HRGC-MS and HRGC-EC quantitations were in good agreement. All but 1 result reported met all of the MS ide ntity criteria.


2001 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1165-1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Albero ◽  
Consuelo Sánchez-Brunete ◽  
José L Tadeo

Abstract A multiresidue method was developed for the determination of 15 pesticides (organochlorines, organophosphorus compounds, pyrethroids, and other acaricides) in various commercial honeys (eucalyptus, lavender, orange, rosemary, and multifloral). The analytical procedure is based on the matrix solid-phase dispersion of honey in a mixture of Florisil and anhydrous sodium sulfate; the mixture is placed in small plastic columns and extracted with hexane–ethyl acetate (90 + 10, v/v). The pesticide residues are determined by capillary gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. Recoveries with the method at concentrations between 0.15 and 1.5 μg/g ranged from 80 to 113%, and relative standard deviations were &lt;10% for all the pesticides studied. The pesticide detection limits were within the range 0.5–5 mg/kg for organochlorines, around 3 μg/kg for the chlorinated organophosphorus pesticides studied, near 15 μg/kg for fluvalinate, and about 3 μg/kg for the other pyrethroids.


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