Determination of butyl- and phenyltin compounds in sediments by GC-FPD after NaBEt(4) ethylation.
A reliable and rapid speciation method for the simultaneous determination of butyl- and phenyltin species in sediment samples has been developed. Two extraction procedures are compared: methanolic hydrochloric acid (at four different concentrations) and ethanoic acid leaching. Derivatization is carried out by the one-step ethylation/extraction procedure using the sodium tetraethylborate reagent directly in aqueous phase in the presence of an isooctane layer. Analysis is performed by capillary gas chromatography hyphenated to flame photometric detection (GC-FPD). Detection limits range from 0.5 to 1.5 ng(Sn) g(-1)(dry weight). Analysis of environmental samples and certified reference materials demonstrate the accuracy of the analytical method.
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Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, CURS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Avenue de l'Université, 64000 Pau, France.
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