Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine sediments using a new ASE-SFE extraction technique.
In order to determine PAHs in marine sediment samples by GC/MS(SIM) a new extraction approach of ASE-SFE was evaluated using combined accelerated solvent extraction (ASE, dynamic and static mode) and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE, dynamic mode) without further purification of the sample. The solvents used for ASE-SFE were methylene chloride and carbon dioxide. The recovery data, precision and accuracy of the whole method were evaluated statistically. The average recoveries of PAHs, based on deuterated internal standards were 77% for 2-3-ring PAHs, 85% for 4-ring PAHs, 88% for 5-ring PAHs and 97% for 6-ring PAHs. The extraction time required for the ASE-SFE technique was 30 min, which is longer than in the case of independent use of ASE and shorter compared to SFE. ASE-SFE recoveries of PAHs from SRM marine sediment are comparable for (2-3-ring, 4-ring PAHs) or higher (5-ring, 6-ring PAHs) than reported for the conventional extraction methods of ASE and SFE. Method detection limits of (MDL) were statistically estimated. MDL values obtained for 15 PAHs compounds vary between 0.06 ngg(-1) and 3.54 ngg(-1).
Department of Environmental Sciences, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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D001331:Automation; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000378:metabolism; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012997:Solvents; D013997:Time Factors; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012997:Solvents; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D008752:Methylene Chloride