title: Development of a headspace GC/MS analysis for carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) in household products after derivatization with o-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine.
abstract: Carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) are suspected to be among the chemical compounds responsible for Sick Building Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. A headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis for these compounds was developed using derivatization of the compounds into volatile derivatives with o-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBOA). For GC/MS detection, two ionization modes including electron impact ionization (EI) and negative chemical ionization (NCI) were compared. The NCI mode seemed to be better because of its higher selectivity and sensitivity. This headspace GC/MS (NCI mode) was employed as analysis for aldehydes and ketones in materials (fiber products, adhesives, and printed materials). Formaldehyde was detected in the range of N.D. (not detected) to 39 microg/g; acetaldehyde, N.D. to 4.1 microg/g; propionaldehyde, N.D. to 1.0 microg/g; n-butyraldehyde, N.D. to 0.10 microg/g; and acetone, N.D. to 3.1 microg/g in the samples analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Yokohama City Institute of Health, 1-2-17 Takigashira, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235-0012, Japan. sugayanaeko@crocus.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Naeko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugaya
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Onda
authors.forename: Sukeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Masakatsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tezuka