Journal
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
Volume 1413, Issue -, Pages 1-8Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.08.031
Keywords
In-syringe magnetic stirring-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (in-syringe-MSA-DLLME); Gas chromatography (GC); Estrogens; Wastewater samples; Automation
Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) - FEDER funds [CTQ2013-47461-R]
- Torres Quevedo Program of MINECO - European Funds [PTQ-2012-05755]
- Son Anglada Laboratory
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A new procedure for the extraction, preconcentration and simultaneous determination of the estrogens most used in contraception pharmaceuticals (estrone, 17 beta-estradiol, estriol, and 17 alpha-ethynylestradiol), cataloged as Contaminants of Emergent Concern by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (US-EPA), is proposed. The developed system performs an in-syringe magnetic stirring-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (in-syringe-MSA-DLLME) prior derivatization and gas chromatography (GC-MS). Different extraction (carbon tetrachloride, ethyl acetate, chloroform and trichloroethylene) and disperser solvents (acetone, acetonitrile and methanol) were tested. Chloroform and acetone were chosen as extraction and disperser solvent, respectively, as they provided the best extraction efficiency. Then, a multivariate optimization of the extraction conditions was carried out. Derivatization conditions were also studied to ensure the conversion of the estrogens to their respective trimethylsilyl derivatives. Low LODs and LOQs were achieved, i.e. between 11 and 82 ng L-1, and 37 and 272 ng L-1, respectively. Good values for intra and inter-day precision were obtained (RSDs <= 7.06% and RSD <= 7.11%, respectively). The method was successfully applied to wastewater samples. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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