title: Headspace single-drop microextration for the detection of organotin compounds.
abstract: The performance of single-drop microextraction (SDME), coupled with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, was assessed for the determination of tributyltin compounds in water and solid samples. Experimental parameters impacting the performance of SDME, such as microextraction solvent and sampling and stirring time, were investigated. Analytical results obtained by SDME were compared with those generated by conventional solid phase microextraction (SPME) and liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) for the determination of TBT in PACS-2 sediment certified reference material (CRM).
authors.affiliation: Institute for National Measurement Standard, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1A 0R6.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Colombini
authors.forename: Chrystelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bancon-Montigny
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Paulette
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: Ralph E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Sturgeon
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mester