title: Trace analysis of ten chlorinated benzenes in water by headspace solid-phase microextraction.
abstract: Headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME), as a simple, solvent-free method, has been applied to the analysis of 10 chlorinated benzenes (CBs) present at trace levels in water samples. An SPME fibre coated with 100-microm thick poly(dimethylsiloxane) was used for extraction. The analytical data exhibited a relative standard deviation (RSD) range of 1.19% (for pentachlorobenzene) to 8.19% (for hexachlorobenzene) for the 10 CBs; the RSD of most compounds was under 6%. The sensitivity of the method was enhanced with agitation and with addition of salt to the sample solutions. With mass spectrometric detection, the limit of detection was below 0.006 microg/l for all 10 CBs after a 30-min sampling time. The linearity range was 0.02-20 microg/l for the compounds studied. Water samples collected from a reservoir, and from the tap in a laboratory were analysed using the optimised conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000032:analysis; D011786:Quality Control; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; C036720:trichlorobenzene; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene; C004726:2-dichlorobenzene; C003060:pentachlorobenzene