title: Evaluation of solid-phase microextraction conditions for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic species using gas chromatography.
abstract: This paper describes a headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) procedure coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS) for the determination of eight PAHs in aquatic species. The influence of various parameters on the PAH extraction efficiency was carefully examined. At 75 degrees C and for an extraction time of 60 min, a polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB) fiber coating was found to be most suitable. Under the optimized conditions, detection limits ranged from 8 to 450 pg g(-1), depending on the compound and the sample matrix. The repeatability varied between 7 and 15% (RSD). Accuracy was tested using the NIST SRM 1974b reference material. The method was successfully applied to different samples, and the studied PAHs were detected in several of the samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30071, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aguinaga
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Campillo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-Córdoba