title: Comparison of in-tube sorptive extraction techniques for non-polar volatile organic compounds by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection.
abstract: A commercial in-tube sorptive extraction device, known as solid-phase dynamic extraction (SPDE), has been evaluated for the extraction of non-polar volatile aromatic analytes from aqueous solutions in both headspace and liquid injection modes. An automated sampler is used with a gas-tight 2.5 ml syringe equipped with a special needle that is coated on the inside with a non-polar extraction phase. After absorption onto the phase, the analytes were thermally desorbed directly into a GC-MS system. The technique was evaluated for the determination of furan, benzene and toluene. The sensitivity for toluene was greatly improved on using SPDE compared to static headspace. A slight increase in sensitivity was observed for benzene but none for determination of furan. Estimated limits of detection ranged from 0.2 to 2 microg/l.
authors.affiliation: Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever Colworth, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ, UK. Kathy.Ridgway@Unilever.com
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ridgway
authors.forename: Sam P D
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lalljie
authors.forename: Roger M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals