Micelle-mediated extractions using nonionic surfactant mixtures and HPLC-UV to determine endocrine-disrupting phenols in seawaters.
An environmentally friendly method to extract endocrine-disrupting phenols (EDPs) from seawaters was realized using nonionic surfactant mixtures and micelle-mediated extractions. The preconcentration step was achieved directly in the seawater matrix, and was followed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) detection without any clean-up steps to remove the surfactant mixture prior to injection. Various nonionic surfactant mixtures were used, and polyoxyethylene-10-laurylether (POLE) with polyoxyethylene-4-laurylether (Brij 30) was found to be the best to work with. Method optimization involved maximizing the preconcentration factor using the studied mixtures. The proposed method gave extraction recoveries ranging from 83.3 to 114.4% for an EDP spiking level of 46.7 microg L(-1), and from 63.4 to 112.4% for a spiking level of 4.7 microg L(-1) for EDPs studied in real seawater matrices, with relative standard deviations of <12.1%. The detection limits of the method varied from 0.18 microg L(-1) for bisphenol A (BPA) to 1.17 microg L(-1) for 4-cumylphenol (4-CP). The method was applied to seawaters from the Canary Islands with successful results.
López-Darias
Jessica
J
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, University of La Laguna, Campus de Anchieta, Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38205, La Laguna, Spain.
Pino
Verónica
V
Ayala
Juan H
JH
González
Venerando
V
Afonso
Ana M
AM
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008823:Micelles; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000528:radiation effects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000528:radiation effects
D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D008823:Micelles; D010636:Phenols; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical