title: Determination of ultraviolet filters in bathing waters by stir bar sorptive-dispersive microextraction coupled to thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: In this work, a new approach that combines the advantages of stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) and dispersive solid phase extraction (DSPE), i.e. stir bar sorptive-dispersive microextraction (SBSDµE), is employed as enrichment and clean-up technique for the sensitive determination of eight lipophilic UV filters in water samples. The extraction is accomplished using a neodymium stir bar magnetically coated with oleic acid-coated cobalt ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as sorbent material, which are detached and dispersed into the solution at high stirring rate. When stirring is stopped, MNPs are magnetically retrieved onto the stir bar, which is subjected to thermal desorption (TD) to release the analytes into the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system. The SBSDµE approach allows for lower extraction time than SBSE and easier post-extraction treatment than DSPE, while TD allows for an effective and solvent-free injection of the entire quantity of desorbed analytes into GC-MS, and thus achieving a high sensitivity. The main parameters involved in TD, as well as the extraction time, were evaluated. Under the optimized conditions, the method was successfully validated showing good linearity, limits of detection and quantification in the low ngL(-1) range and good intra- and inter-day repeatability (RSD<12%). This accurate and sensitive analytical method was applied to the determination of trace amounts of UV filters in three bathing water samples (river, sea and swimming pool) with satisfactory relative recovery values (80-116%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Benedé
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: alberto.chisvert@uv.es.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chisvert
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimosthenis L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Giokas
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvador
keywords: Environmental waters; Magnetic nanoparticles; Stir bar sorptive–dispersive microextraction; Thermal desorption; Trace analysis; Ultraviolet filters