[Determination of phthalic acid esters in soil by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].
A method based on gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) was developed for the determination of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in soil. The soil sample was extracted by dichloromethane-acetone (1: 1, v/v) with an ultrasonic instrument, and the extract was cleaned up with a Florisil column. The identification and quantification of the analytes were carried out in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode after the GC separation on an HP-5MS column (30 m x 0.25 mm x 0.25 microm). The eight point calibration curves showed a good linearity for all the congeners (0.997 3 - 0.997 6). The limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 0.1 to 0.5 microg/kg. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) were not more than 14.3% and the spiked recoveries were in the range of 72.9% - 106.2%. The developed analytical method is rapid and accurate, and suitable for the determination of PAEs in soil.
Liaoning Province Academy of Analytic Sciences, Standard System Engineering Research Center of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110015, China. lh_9214@163.com
Hong
H
Li
Fulin
F
Tian
Xuedong
X
Ren
Xinrui
X
Wang