title: Determination of decabromobiphenyl ether in water and sediment samples by gas chromatography with electron capture detection.
abstract: Traces of decabromobiphenyl ether (DBBE) in water and sediment were determined by capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Rapid sample preparation techniques such as disk-type C18 solid-phase extraction and cartridge-type Florisil extraction were used to clean up water and sediment samples, respectively. The detection limits of DBBE were 0.12 ng/mL and 9.7 ng/g in water and sediment, respectively. Average recoveries of DBBE added to river water, sea water, and sediment were 103%, with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 8.6%; 87%, with an RSD of 10.7%; and 91%, with an RSD of 6.3%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Pollution Control Center, Osaka City, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi
mesh_terms: D001969:Bromobenzenes / Q000032:analysis*; D002138:Calibration; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D006586:Hexanes / Q000737:chemistry; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D012015:Reference Standards; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001969:Bromobenzenes; D005411:Flame Retardants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D006586:Hexanes; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C026385:n-hexane; C010902:decabromobiphenyl ether