Analysis of aromatic sulfonates in water by solid-phase extraction and capillary electrophoresis

The separation of 14 different aromatic sulfonates of environmental concern by capillary (zone) electrophoresis (CZE) is presented. A new off-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) enrichment procedure, that is compatible with CE analysis, was developed, using the styrene-divinylbenzene adsorbent LiChrolut EN. The combined method of SPE and CE allows the determination of aromatic sulfonates in water samples in the low microgram/l range. Separations are performed with a simple sodium borate buffer at pH 9.3. Analytes are detected by UV absorbance and fluorescence emission with a Xe-lamp excitation source, and both principles are compared. The recoveries for most of the sulfonates are > 70% for the extraction from spiked tap and river water. The average method precision is < 20% for replicate analyses. Very hydrophilic sulfonates cannot be extracted by this method. The detection limit of the combined method of SPE enrichment and CE analysis is approximately 0.1 microgram/l for 200-ml water samples. The performance of the method was checked with the analysis of river and contaminated seepage water.     

Mitochondrial DNA mutations in multiple symmetric lipomatosis

We describe an analytical technique for measuring residues of imidacloprid, a relatively new and highly active insecticide, in water and soil using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). All analyses were performed on reversed-phase HPLC with UV detection at 270 nm using a mobile phase of acetonitrile-water (20:80, v/v). Fortified water samples were extracted with either solid-phase extraction (SPE) or liquid-liquid extraction methods. A detection limit of 0.5 microgram/l was achieved using the SPE method. The imidacloprid residues in soils were extracted with acetonitrile-water (80:20, v/v), and the extract was then evaporated using a rotary evaporator. The concentrated extract was redissolved in 1 ml of acetonitrile-water (20:80, v/v) prior to analysis by reversed-phase HPLC. A detection limit of 5 micrograms/kg was obtained by this method which is suitable for analysis of environmental samples. Accuracy and precision at 10 and 25 micrograms/kg soil samples were 85 +/- 6% and 82 +/- 4%, respectively.     

Direct determination of procainamide and N-acetylprocainamide by capillary zone electrophoresis in pharmaceutical formulations and urine

A method is described for the simultaneous determination of sixteen organochlorine pesticides in drinking water using automated solid-phase extraction followed by high-volume (80 microliters) capillary column gas chromatography using electron capture detection. The fully automated extraction method followed by high-volume injection permits rapid sample analysis compared to previously described procedures since no further pre-concentration of the analytes is necessary after they have been eluted from the octadecyl solid-phase extraction cartridge. The lowest detectable concentrations of the pesticides are between 1-5 ng l(-1), relative recoveries range from 92-105% in tap water spiked at 100 ng l(-1) and the relative standard deviations are in the range 5-12%.     

Isolation of priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from natural sediments and sludge reference materials by an anti-fluorene immunosorbent followed by liquid chromatography and diode array detection

The selective isolation of PAHs from complex environmental mixtures was accomplished by means of a new methodology based on antigen--antibody interactions. This method consists on the extraction of PAHs from water samples onto an anti-fluorene immunosorbent (IS) followed by liquid chromatography with diode array detection. Environmental sediments and a sludge reference material containing PAHs were analyzed using this methodology in order to validate the performance of the IS for the cleanup procedure of such materials. Sediments were extracted by sonication with dichloromethane/methanol (2:1), and the extracts were brought to a volume of 100 mL of water in order to perform the extraction with the anti-fluorene IS. The reliability of the cleanup achieved by the IS was well demonstrated in the analysis of sediment and sludge complex samples containing the priority PAHs established by the U.S. EPA at concentrations varying from 56 micrograms/kg to 26 mg/kg. Results were compared to those obtained with conventional cleanup procedures showing a better selectivity for PAHs. The chromatograms presented a clear baseline allowing the determination and quantification of PAHs at the ppb level. Using immunosorbents, extraction, trace enrichment, and cleanup were accomplished in only one step.     

Determination of cannabinoids in water and human saliva by solid-phase microextraction and quadrupole ion trap gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is applied to the determination of cannabidiol, delta 8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta 8-THC), delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta 9-THC), and cannabinol in pure water and human saliva. The inherent extraction behavior of the cannabinoids in pure water is evaluated along with optimization of the method in human saliva. The commercially available poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) SPME fibers were found to be the best class for the cannabinoid analysis. Partition coefficients were found to be extremely large for all of the cannabinoids (log K > 4.0). Equilibrium times for the 7- and 30-micron PDMS fibers were 50 and 240 min, respectively. A shorter extraction time of 10 min with the 30-micron PDMS fiber may be used for multiple extractions from the same vial, thus conserving the sample necessary for analysis and speeding up the total analysis time. Recoveries for the cannabinoids in saliva, relative to pure water, were dramatically improved by a method developed in our laboratory involving addition of glacial acetic acid to the sample vial prior to performing SPME. Using this method, recoveries relative to SPME in pure water ranged from 21 to 47% depending on the cannabinoid. The linear range for spiked saliva samples was established at 5-500 ng/mL (r2 > 0.994) with precisions between 11 and 20% RSD. The ultimate level of detection by SPME for the cannabinoids in saliva was 1.0 ng/mL, with signal-to-noise values of > or = 12. A saliva sample collected 30 min after marijuana smoking was subject to SPME and traditional liquid-liquid extraction analysis. Internal standard quantitation results for delta 9-THC by both methods yielded comparable results, indicating that the SPME method of analysis is highly accurate and precise. The level of delta 9-THC by SPME was found to be 9.54 ng/mL for the saliva sample.     

Use of solid phase extraction disks for the GC-MS analysis of acidic and neutral herbicides in drinking water

An analytical procedure was developed in which thirteen herbicides (10 acidic and 3 neutral compounds) may be extracted from drinking water samples using solid phase extraction disks and subsequently analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Using 8 replicate samples consisting of reagent water fortified with nanogram quantities of each herbicide, the average percent recoveries and method detection limits were determined for each analyte. The method was found to be suitable for the determination of individual herbicides in drinking water at concentrations of approximately 10 ng/L.     

Solid-phase extraction followed by high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis for monitoring herbicides in drinking water

A multiresidue analytical method based on C18 solid-phase extraction and one-run HPLC determination has been developed for the analysis of eleven acidic, neutral and weak basic herbicides in drinking water. A 1-1 sample of water was preconcentrated by passage through a 500-mg C18 solid phase extraction column. The retained compounds were eluted from the column with 1 ml of methanol. After concentration of the extract the pesticides were separated and quantified by reversed-phase HPLC with UV detection. Bentazone, 2,4-D, MCPA, fluazifop-acid, metoxuron, monolinuron, metobromuron, diuron, linuron, atrazine and simazine were determined simultaneously in a single run on a C18 HPLC column. Reanalyses of the sample extracts on a second cyano column were used to confirm the identity of the neutral and basic compounds. The limit of determination, defined as four times the baseline noise, varied between 0.01 microgram/l and 0.1 microgram/l depending on the compound, the detection sensitivity of the instrument and the type of HPLC column used.     

液滴微萃取-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定环境水样中痕量镉

以双硫腙 CCl4作为萃取体系,采用液滴微萃取方式分离富集镉,建立了以液滴微萃取富集石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定了环境水样中痕量镉的分析方法。考察了不同萃取条件及仪器条件对测定的影响,并对各项实验条件进行优化。结果表明,方法的检出限为0.82×10-2 ng/ mL,线性范围为0.02~0.60 ng/ mL,一般环境水体中的常见共存离子对测定没有影响。方法应用于实际水样中痕量镉的测定,结果与其他方法的测定值相吻合,加标回收率在95.6 %~97.9 %之间。     

Determination of carbonyl compounds in water by derivatization-solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatographic analysis

The solid-phase microextraction (SPME) technique was evaluated for the determination of 23 carbonyl compounds in water. The carbonyl compounds in water were derivatized with omicron-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)-hydroxylamine hydrochloride (PFBHA), extracted with SPME from liquid or headspace and analyzed by GC with electron capture detection (GC-ECD). The effects of agitation techniques and the addition of salt (NaCl) on extraction, the absorption-time and absorption-concentration profiles were examined. The precision of the SPME technique for the determination of carbonyl compounds was evaluated with spiked bidistilled water, ozonated drinking water, and rain water. The relative standard deviations obtained from different spiked water matrix were similar, and in the range of 5.7-21.1%. The precision can be further improved by using an internal standard. With 4 ml of water sample, the limits of detection for most of the tested carbonyl compounds using liquid or headspace SPME-GC-ECD were similar and in the range of 0.006-0.2 micrograms/l, except for glyoxal and methylglyoxal, which showed low sensitivity when using headspace SPME. In the analysis of an ozonated drinking water sample, the SPME techniques gave comparable results to those of the conventional liquid-liquid extraction method.     

Automated and sensitive method for the determination of formoterol in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography and electrochemical detection

An automated high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the determination of formoterol in human plasma with improved sensitivity has been developed and validated. Formoterol and CGP 47086, the internal standard, were extracted from plasma (1 ml) using a cation-exchange solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridge. The compounds were eluted with pH 6 buffer solution-methanol (70:30, v/v) and the eluate was further diluted with water. An aliquot of the extract solution was injected and analyzed by HPLC. The extraction, dilution, injection and chromatographic analysis were combined and automated using the automate (ASPEC) system. The chromatographic separations were achieved on a 5 microm, Hypersil ODS analytical column (200 mm x 3 mm I.D.), using (pH 6 phosphate buffer, 0.035 M + 20 mg/l EDTA)-MeOH-CH3CN (70:25:5, v/v/v) as the mobile phase at a flow-rate of 0.4 ml/min. The analytes were detected with electrochemical detection at an operating potential of +0.63 V. Intra-day accuracy and precision were assessed from the relative recoveries of calibration/quality control plasma samples in the concentration range of 7.14 to 238 pmol/l of formoterol base. The accuracy over the entire concentration range varied from 81 to 105%, and the precision (C.V.) ranged from 3 to 14%. Inter-day accuracy and precision were assessed in the concentration range of 11.9 to 238 pmol/l of formoterol base in plasma. The accuracy over the entire concentration range varied from 98 to 109%, and precision ranged from 8 to 19%. At the limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 11.9 pmol/l for inter-day measurements, the recovery value was 109% and C.V. was 19%. As shown from intra-day accuracy and precision results, favorable conditions (a newly used column, a newly washed detector cell and moderate residual cell current level) allowed us to reach a LOQ of 7.14 pmol/l of formoterol base (3 pg/ml of formoterol fumarate dihydrate). Improvement of the limit of detection by a factor of about 10 was reached as compared to the previously described methods. The method has been applied for quantifying formoterol in plasma after 120 microg drug inhalation to volunteers. Formoterol was still measurable at 24 h post-dosing in most subjects and a slow elimination of formoterol from plasma beyond 6-8 h after inhalation was demonstrated for the first time thanks to the sensitivity of the method.     

In vitro and in vivo antineoplastic effects of orthovanadate

A liquid chromatographic method for the determination of the macrolide antibiotics, roxithromycin and clarithromycin, in plasma is described. The method is fully automated, employing on-line solid-phase extraction for sample clean-up, using the Prospekt unit. Plasma samples, mixed with internal standard, were injected onto exchangeable CN cartridges. After washing, the compounds were eluted and transferred to a C18 analytical column for separation and electrochemical detection. Clarithromycin was used as internal standard when assaying roxithromycin and vice versa. The recovery of the solid-phase extraction method was 90% and higher, and the relative standard deviation was about 3%. The limit of quantitation was 0.5 mumol/l when 25 microliters of plasma was injected. Comparison with a liquid-liquid extraction method for sample clean-up showed good agreement.     

火焰原子吸收光谱法测定航空煤油中铅锰镁锌铜

油类样品易燃易爆,在对其中较低含量金属元素进行分析时极易引起被测元素损失且一般进样系统无法对其直接测定,因此测定时样品的前处理过程非常重要。实验取100 mL航空煤油样品于500 mL分液漏斗中,加入2.0 mL碘-二甲苯溶液和15 mL硝酸(1+9)重复萃取2次,将两次萃取液合并后再用10 mL水萃取一次,萃取液浓缩后采用火焰原子吸收光谱法(FAAS)进行测定,建立了测定航空煤油中铅、锰、镁、锌和铜5种元素含量的方法。结果表明:铅、锰、镁、锌和铜5种金属元素校准曲线的相关系数均大于0.999 0,方法检出限为0.009～0.256 μg/mL。采用实验方法对航空煤油样品进行测定,测定结果与电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)基本一致,相对标准偏差(RSD,n＝9)为0.86%～5.4%。将实验方法应用于4个不同产地的航空煤油样品中铅、锰、镁、锌和铜的测定,各个元素的加标回收率均在96%～103%之间。     

PMBP-苯溶剂萃取-ICP-AES快速测定化探样品中15种稀土元素

建立了在p H=5.5的酸度下,使用PMBP-苯溶剂定量萃取化探样品中15种稀土元素,然后用甲酸-8-羟基喹啉溶液反萃取稀土元素,分离后ICP-AES同时测定的新方法。成功解决了盐酸、硝酸、氢氟酸、高氯酸消解后ICP-AES直接测定稀土元素基体成分复杂,质谱干扰严重,方法检出限高等问题,试样用过氧化钠-氢氧化钾熔融后,水提取,过滤,滤渣酸溶,经过沉淀和溶剂萃取等分离富集,对稀土组份进行全分析。方法快速、准确、易操作,其检出限为0.003~0.068 ug/m L,精密度RSD2%。     

Solid phase micro extraction coupled with semi-microcolumn high performance liquid chromatography for the analysis of benzodiazepines in human urine

SPME/semi-microcolumn HPLC (SPME/LC) was investigated to analyze benzodiazepines in human urine samples. SPME conditions such as extraction time, extraction temperature, salt concentration and pH of matrix, flush volume and desorption time were optimized by extracting various drugs from a prepared water matrix. Combination of adding saturated salts to the matrix and controlling pH ranged from neutral to weakly alkaline conditions makes the increase of extraction efficiency. Under optimal condition SPME/LC is more sensitive than direct HPLC analysis without the SPME process. The limits of detection (LODs) was several ppb level and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was < 15% when human urine samples were analyzed by this analytical system. The system is very useful and is enough to assay benzodiazepines in a human urine sample without tedious and complex analytical procedures. In this paper the applicability of SPME/LC to the analysis of benzodiazepines in human urine samples was reported. In addition, the extension to the evaluation of SPME/LC/MS system was also described.     

浊点萃取-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中金

采用盐酸和硝酸溶解样品,加热蒸干硝酸后,控制萃取液中盐酸浓度为1.0 mol/L左右,以5-巯基-3-苯基-1,3,4-噻二唑-2(3H)硫酮钾盐(铋试剂Ⅱ)为络合剂,聚乙二醇辛基苯基醚(Triton X-100)为萃取剂,在沸水浴中对金进行浊点萃取,建立了电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定地质样品中金的方法。浊点萃取的最佳条件为:在稀释后的样品溶液中加入0.5 mL铋试剂Ⅱ溶液、2.5 mL Triton X-100溶液后,将比色管置于100 ℃水浴锅中加热30 min,使用体积比为10%的稀王水溶解有机相并定容到5 mL。选择20 μg/L¹⁸⁵Re为内标可有效校正铋试剂Ⅱ的基体效应和仪器的信号漂移。浊点萃取方法的富集比为4.75,方法检出限为1.3 μg/L。采用方法对GBW07405黄红壤标准物质与GBW07300金矿石金成分分析标准物质、S1和S2实际岩石样品进行测定,结果与认定值或泡沫吸附-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定值一致,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为1.2%～3.6%。     

The kinetics of bioaccumulation of zinc, copper, lead and cadmium by oysters (Crassostrea iredalei and C. belcheri) under tropical field conditions

Cyanobacterial neurotoxins have been implicated in animal deaths resulting from drinking contaminated water. Anatoxin-a (AN) and homoanatoxin-a (HMAN) have previously been analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV detection, but this procedure is insufficiently sensitive and is subject to interferences. A sensitive fluorimetric (FL) method for determining AN was recently developed using derivatisation with 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-F) and this has been applied to the simultaneous determination of AN, HMAN and their epoxy and dihydro degradation products. Microscale syntheses were used to prepare the dihydro and epoxy derivatives from AN and HMAN. These compounds were produced in high yields, as confirmed by electrospray MS and HPLC-FL of their benzoxadiazole derivatives. All six NBD derivatives were readily separated using isocratic reversed-phase HPLC. The recoveries of these compounds from spiked water samples, using weak cation-exchange (WCX) solid-phase extraction (SPE), were 83.2-84.9% at concentrations of 10 micrograms/l. The R.S.D. values were 1.7-3.9% (n = 8) and the limits of detection were better than 10 ng/l for all six compounds, illustrating the high sensitivity of the method. This methodology was successfully applied to the analysis toxin degradation products in natural samples. Dihydroanatoxin-a (0.8 mg/g) was isolated from a benthic Oscillatoria bloom from Caragh Lake, Ireland, and was found to contain two isomers but their ratio was different from that found in the synthetic material.     

矿区河流沉积物中硫的总量测定及过程控制

针对矿区受污染河流沉积物总硫含量高、有机硫含量低并携带大量重金属的特点,借鉴煤炭总硫测定预处理方法,将样品与艾氏卡试剂在800℃下碱熔2h,使各形态硫转化为易溶性硫酸盐,再经水超声浸提后用离子色谱法测定硫酸根含量。分析结果显示,调查的粤北大宝山矿区河流受酸性矿山废水污染严重,河流沉积物总硫达4.47~44.58mg/g。针对测定方法的过程控制,详细分析碱熔试剂的加入量和放置方式、坩埚预处理以及温度控制等环节对方法精密度和准确度的影响,提出了相应的规避措施,并采用无水硫酸钙加标回收试验检验规避措施的有效性。试验结果显示回收率达88.7%±4.92%。方法用于本案例样品分析,具有操作简便、分析快速等优点。     

Spectrophotometric determination of plasma thiocyanate by formation of an ion-pair with methylene blue

We describe a sensitive method for measuring thiocyanate in 500 microliters plasma samples. This technique, although slower than the standard method, improves sensitivity. It requires the extraction in chloroform of an ion-pair formed between thiocyanate ions and methylene blue in acidic medium. Within-day precision had a coefficient of variation of 2.5% and between-day precision a CV of 4.75%. The results were well-correlated (r = 0.997). For 30 non-smokers, the mean thiocyanate level was < 55 mumol/l, and for 30 smokers 90 mumol/l (SD = 20). The method was successfully applied to seven fire smoke victims treated with hydroxocobalamin.     

Side effects of antineoplastic treatment and interference with general anesthesia]

Concentrations of HCH and DDT in soil, water and whole blood were determined in two areas under malaria control. These were, (i) bioenvironmental control of malaria at BHEL, and (ii) residual spraying of insecticides in rural and urban area of Bahadrabad PHC of Hardwar district. Mean concentrations of HCH in soil and whole blood samples from BHEL was 2.26 micrograms/kg and 1.20 micrograms/l and from Bahadrabad 61.12 micrograms/kg and 24.3 micrograms/l respectively. Similarly, the mean concentration of DDT in soil and whole blood from BHEL was 3.68 micrograms/kg and 4.71 micrograms/l, while in Bahadrabad 270.51 micrograms/kg and 38.13 micrograms/l respectively. HCH and DDT were never detected in any water samples from BHEL area, while the mean concentration of these compounds in water of Bahadrabad area was 0.18 and 0.07 microgram/l respectively. Residual level of HCH and DDT were 27 and 73.5 times higher in soil and 20.2 and 8.1 times higher in whole blood samples from Bahadrabad as compared to their corresponding values from BHEL respectively.