Gas chromatography-triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry for analysis of selected polyhalogenated pollutants in plants. Comparison of extraction methods

Different extraction methods, followed by gas chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, were evaluated for simultaneous extraction of seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and six polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from common weeds. Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) with in-cell clean-up, ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) with in-column clean-up, and UAE with dispersive solid-phase extraction (dSPE) clean-up were evaluated and compared. In-cell clean-up with 4 g Florisil and 0.5 g graphitized carbon black (GCB) and two extraction cycles of 10 min with n-hexane-ethyl acetate 8020 (v/v) at 60 C were used for the PLE procedure. UAE with in-column clean-up was conducted under conditions similar to those reported for the PLE method whereas in UAE with dSPE clean-up purification of the extract was performed after extraction using primary and secondary amine sorbent (PSA) and GCB. Recovery from 82 to 104 % was obtained for all the compounds by PLE whereas, in general, lower extraction efficiency was obtained by UAE with in-column clean-up (especially for BDE-17 and BDE-183, for which recovery was 70 and 41 %, respectively) and by UAE with dSPE clean-up, for which the main drawback is that BDE-183 cannot be extracted. Finally, PLE was used for analysis of PCBs and PBDEs in different plants (Lolium rigidum, Lactuca serriola, Malva sylvestris, and Verbascum thapsus) collected from residential and/or rural areas of Madrid (Spain). Several of the analyzed compounds were detected at low levels in these plants, but only PCB-153 could be quantified. [Figure not available see fulltext.] © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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Main Authors:	Pérez Martín, Rosa Ana, Tadeo Lluch, José Luis, Albero Romano, María Beatriz, Miguel Gómez, María Esther, Sánchez-Brunete, C.
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2013
Subjects:	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Plants, Gas chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, Pressurized liquid extraction, Ultrasound-assisted extraction,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/5381 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/290957
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