title: Validation of high-throughput measurement system with microwave-assisted extraction, fully automated sample preparation device, and gas chromatography-electron capture detector for determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in whale blubber.
abstract: Validation of a high-throughput measurement system with microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), fully automated sample preparation device (SPD), and gas chromatography-electron capture detector (GC-ECD) for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in minke whale blubber was performed. PCB congeners accounting for > 95% of the total PCBs burden in blubber were efficiently extracted with a small volume (20 mL) of n-hexane using MAE due to simultaneous saponification and extraction. Further, the crude extract obtained by MAE was rapidly purified and automatically substituted to a small volume (1 mL) of toluene using SPD without using concentrators. Furthermore, the concentration of PCBs in the purified and concentrated solution was accurately determined by GC-ECD. Moreover, the result of accuracy test using a certified material (SRM 1588b; Cod liver oil) showed good agreement with the NIST certified concentration values. In addition, the method quantification limit of total-PCB in whale blubbers was 41 ng g(-1). This new measurement system for PCBs takes only four hours. Consequently, it indicated this method is the most suitable for the monitoring and screening of PCBs in the conservation of the marine ecosystem and safe distribution of foods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science for Industry, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan. fujita_hiroyuki@miuraz.co.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Katsuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Genta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujise
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D053000:Analytic Sample Preparation Methods / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004583:Electrons; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008872:Microwaves; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014907:Whales
chemical_list: D010573:Pesticide Residues; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls