Simultaneous determination of multiclass emerging contaminants in aquatic plants by ultrasound-assisted matrix solid-phase dispersion and GC-MS

A multiresidue method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 31 emerging contaminants (pharmaceutical compounds, hormones, personal care products, biocides, and flame retardants) in aquatic plants. Analytes were extracted by ultrasound-assisted matrix solid-phase dispersion (UA-MSPD) and determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after sylilation, The method was validated for different aquatic plants (Typha angustifolia, Arundo donax, and Lemna minor) and a semiaquatic cultivated plant (Oryza sativa) with good recoveries at concentrations of 100 and 25 ng g-1 wet weight, ranging from 70 to 120 %, and low method detection limits (0.3 to 2.2 ng g-1 wet weight). A significant difference of the chromatographic response was observed for some compounds in neat solvent versus matrix extracts, and therefore, quantification was carried out using matrix-matched standards in order to overcome this matrix effect. Aquatic plants taken from rivers located at three Spanish regions were analyzed, and the compounds detected were parabens, bisphenol A, benzophenone-3, cyfluthrin, and cypermethrin. The levels found ranged from 6 to 25 ng g-1 wet weight except for cypermethrin that was detected at 235 ng g-1 wet weight in O. sativa samples.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Aznar, R., Albero Romano, María Beatriz, Sánchez-Brunete, C., Miguel Gómez, María Esther, Martín-Girela, I., Tadeo Lluch, José Luis
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2017
Subjects:	Aquatic plants, Ultrasound-assisted matrix solid-phase dispersion, GC-MS, Emerging contaminants, Typha angustifolia, Oryza sativa, Pharmaceuticals, Biocides,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/2396 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/291063
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