Determination of 27 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in water: The benefit of isotope dilution

• Isotope dilution method was developed for the determination of 27 PPCPs in water. • The established method was successfully applied to different types of water samples. • The correction effect of corresponding 27 ILSs over 70 d was investigated. • Benefit of isotopic dilution method was illustrated for three examples. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a unique group of emerging and non-persistent contaminants. In this study, 27 PPCPs in various water samples were extracted by solid phase extraction (SPE), and determined by isotope dilution method using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem triple quadruple mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS). A total of 27 isotopically labeled standards (ILSs) were applied to correct the concentration of PPCPs in spiked ultrapure water, drinking water, river, effluent and influent sewage. The corrected recoveries were 73%–122% with the relative standard deviation (RSD)<16%, except for acetaminophen. The matrix effect for all kinds of water samples was<22% and the method quantitation limits (MQLs) were 0.45–8.6 ng/L. The developed method was successfully applied on environmental water samples. The SPE extracts of spiked ultrapure water, drinking water, river and wastewater effluent were stored for 70 days, and the ILSs-corrected recoveries of 27 PPCPs were obtained to evaluate the correction ability of ILSs in the presence of variety interferences. The recoveries of 27 PPCPs over 70 days were within the scope of 72%–140% with the recovery variation<37% in all cases. The isotope dilution method seems to be of benefit when the extract has to be stored for long time before the instrument analysis.     

碳纳米管在环境样品前处理中的研究现状及应用进展

纳米碳管是一种新型的纳米材料,其独特的分子结构和性能引起了人们的广泛关注。本文重点评述了纳米碳管在环境样品前处理特别是在固相萃取和固相微萃取方面的研究现状与应用进展,并对纳米碳管的应用前景进行了展望。     

固相微萃取-气相色谱法测定水源地水中SVOC

采用固相微萃取-毛细管柱电子捕获气相色谱法测定水源地水中18种半挥发性有机物,优化了萃取纤维、时间、温度、pH值、转子转速、离子强度等萃取条件。方法线性良好,18种化合物的检出限为0.000 2μg/L~0.1μg/L,实际水样加标回收率为84.3%~109%。     

Determination of antibiotics in sewage from hospitals, nursery and slaughter house, wastewater treatment plant and source water in Chongqing region of Three Gorge Reservoir in China

Sewage samples from 4 hospitals, 1 nursery, 1 slaughter house, 1 wastewater treatment plant and 5 source water samples of Chongqing region of Three Gorge Reservoir were analyzed for macrolide, lincosamide, trimethoprim, fluorouinolone, sulfonamide and tetracycline antibiotics by online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Results showed that the concentration of ofloxacin (OFX) in hospital was the highest among all water environments ranged from 1.660 μg/L to 4.240 μg/L and norfloxacin (NOR, 0.136-1.620 μg/L), ciproflaxacin (CIP, ranged from 0.011 μg/L to 0.136 μg/L), trimethoprim (TMP, 0.061-0.174 μg/L) were commonly detected. Removal range of antibiotics in the wastewater treatment plant was 18-100% and the removal ratio of tylosin, oxytetracycline and tetracycline were 100%. Relatively higher removal efficiencies were observed for tylosin (TYL), oxytetracycline (OXY) and tetracycline (TET)(100%), while lower removal efficiencies were observed for Trimethoprim (TMP, 1%), Epi-iso-chlorotetracycline (EICIC, 18%) and Erythromycin-H₂O (ERY-H₂O, 24%). Antibiotics were removed more efficiently in primary treatment compared with those in secondary treatment.     

Detection of DDT and its metabolites in two estuaries of South China using a SPME-based device: First report of p,p′-DDMU in water column

A solid-phase microextration-based sampling method was employed to determine the concentrations of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) and its metabolites, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDD), 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethene (DDE) and 1-chloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethene (DDMU), in two estuarine bays, Daya Bay and Hailing Bay, of South China. Six DDT components including p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDD, p,p′-DDD, o,p′-DDE, p,p′-DDE, and p,p′-DDMU were detected in Hailing Bay, while only p,p′-DDD was found in Daya Bay. p,p′-DDD was the most abundant DDT component in both bays, sharply different from the previous finding in the water column of the Palos Verdes Shelf, California, USA that p,p′-DDE was prevalent. In addition, the occurrence of p,p′-DDMU (with a range of 0.047-0.21 ng/L in Hailing Bay) has not been reported around the globe, and its presence in our study region appeared to stem from dehydrochlorination of p,p′-DDD, favored under aerobic conditions, but further investigations are clearly needed to confirm the mechanism for generation of DDMU in estuarine environments.     

固相微萃取模拟生物法用于养殖底泥多环芳烃污染监测的研究

本研究以养殖底泥中多环芳烃(PAHs)为研究对象,采用以聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)为材料测定孔隙水中PAHs自由溶解态浓度(Cfree)的固相微萃取技术,以重要海水经济底栖生物菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapes philippinarum)为参照生物,建立了PDMS中PAHs浓度与菲律宾蛤仔脂肪标化及底泥有机碳标化的PAHs浓度间的定量关系模型,进一步证明了基于固相微萃取的模拟生物法用于养殖区域中多环芳烃监测的可能性.结果表明,孔隙水中自由溶解态PAHs浓度(Cfree)显著低于孔隙水中总PAHs浓度(Cwater),且随着环数增加,两者间的差异越大,说明Cwater忽视了生物有效性,从而会高估孔隙水中PAHs的环境风险,因此,Cfree能更好地反映底泥孔隙水中PAHs的暴露水平;菲律宾蛤仔对PAHs的富集系数(BAF)及PDMS-水分配系数(KPDMS)均与辛醇-水分配系数(Kow)呈显著线性相关,且两者斜率相近,说明菲律宾蛤仔摄取PAHs的主要途径与PDMS相似,且PDMS中PAHs的浓度与生物体内PAHs的残留浓度和底泥有机碳标化的PAHs浓度间均呈现显著相关,说明当底泥孔隙水中和PDMS膜之间达到平衡时,固相微萃取模拟生物法可以用于计算底栖生物和沉积物中有机污染物,具有应用于养殖区域中多环芳烃监测的潜力,但有机污染物在生物体内转化和底泥性质对相关关系和监测应用的影响有待进一步研究.     

固相微萃取-毛细管气相色谱法测定水中有机污染物

固相微萃取是一种快速、简便、集萃取浓缩于一体的样品前处理技术,具有分析快速、灵敏度高、无需有机溶剂的优点。用固相微萃取-毛细管气相色谱分析水中甲醇、丙酮、异丙醇、乙醇、乙腈、丙烯腈,检出限可达0.003～0.03mg/L。     

固相萃取-气相色谱法测定水中硝基苯类有机污染物的方法研究

建立了固相萃取、毛细柱气相色谱-电子捕获检测器定量分析水中硝基苯类化合物的分析方法。通过对固相萃取柱的选择、固相萃取条件(样品溶液的pH值、上样速度、上样体积、洗脱液选择及配比)的优化,得出了最佳实验条件。穿透体积可达1.5L,回收率在80%~105%,最小检出浓度在0.00037~0.072μg/L之间,均大大低于GB13194-91的规定。相对标准偏差在0.7%~5.3%之间。该方法准确、简单,重现性好、回收率高,污染小。     

固相萃取-气相色谱/质谱法测定水中多环芳烃

建立了固相萃取-气相色谱／质谱联用测定水中多环芳烃(PAHs)的分析方法．优化了固相萃取条件。结果表明，固相萃取效率高、萃取时间短，采用MS的选择离子检测方式对实际水样中PAHs进行定性定量分析，平均回收率在80．4％～115％之间，相对标准偏差为7．03％～18．5％，方法的检出限在0．010～0．020μg／L之间。通过实际样品中PAHs的分析表明，该法快速，溶剂用量少，能满足痕量分析的要求。     

Broad range analysis of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been globally detected in impacted natural waters. The detection of trace quantities of EDCs and PPCPs in the environment is of great concern since some of these compounds have known physiological responses at low concentrations. EDCs can have a wide range of polarities, acidic and basic moieties, and exist in trace quantities, which often requires numerous complex extractions, large sample collection volumes, and multiple instrumental analyses. A comprehensive method has been developed allowing for the analysis of 58 potential EDCs in various water matrices using a single solid-phase extraction (SPE) of a 1 L sample with subsequent analyses using both gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, each coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS and LC–MS/MS). Instrument detection limits ranged between 0.12–7.5 pg with corresponding method reporting limits of 1–10 ng l⁻¹ in water. Recoveries for most compounds were between 50% and 112% with good reproducibility (RSD 6–22%).