title: Rapid determination of organotin compounds by headspace solid-phase microextraction.
abstract: Headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography (GC) coupled to pulsed flame photometric detection have been investigated for the simultaneous speciation analysis of 14 organotin compounds, including methyl-, butyl-, phenyl-, and octyltins compounds. The analytical process (sorption on SPME fibre and thermal desorption in GC injection port) has been optimised using experimental designs. Six operating factors were considered in order to evaluate their influence on the performances of a SPME-based procedure. The evaluation of accuracy, precision and limits of detection (LODs) according to ISO standards and IUPAC recommendations has allowed the method to be validated. The LODs obtained for the 14 studied organotins compounds are widely sub-ng(Sn) l(-1). The precision evaluated using relative standard deviation ranges between 9 and 25% from five determinations of the analytes at 0.25-125 ng(Sn) l(-1) concentrations. The accuracy was studied throughout the analysis of spiked environmental samples. These first results show that headspace SPME appears really as attractive for organotins determination in the environment and the monitoring of their biogeochemical cycle.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Bio-Inorganique et Environnement, UMR CNRS 5034, CURS, Avenue de l'Université, 64000 Pau, France. marjorie.le-gac@univ-pau.fr
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Gac
authors.forename: Gaëtane
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lespes
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potin-Gautier
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D009947:Organotin Compounds