title: Gas chromatographic-thermal energy analysis method for N-nitrosodibutylamine in latex infant pacifiers: collaborative study.
abstract: Each of 5 collaborating laboratories determined volatile N-nitrosamines in 3 blind quadruplicate sets of latex rubber infant pacifier samples, using a gas chromatographic-thermal energy analysis (GC-TEA) method. Volatile N-nitrosamines are extracted from cut-up pacifier nipples with CH2Cl2. The extract is concentrated and subjected to high temperature purge and trap, and the nitrosamines are eluted from the trap and determined by GC-TEA. N-Nitrosodibutylamine (NDBA) was the only nitrosamine found in sufficient concentration to allow analysis. NDBA concentrations of the 3 sets of samples were 82.6, 21.0, and 7.12 ng/g rubber. The repeatability relative standard deviations ranged from 7.46 to 24.0% and the reproducibility relative standard deviations from 7.46 to 29.2%. The minimum detectable level of NDBA by this method is 3.6 ng/g rubber. The method has been adopted official first action.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007840:Latex / Q000032:analysis*; D009602:Nitrosamines / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007840:Latex; D009602:Nitrosamines; C012279:dibutylnitrosamine