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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Volume 19, Issue 7, Pages 874-878Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60145-4
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phthalate esters; cloud point extraction; Triton X-114; non-ionic surfactant; HPLC-UV
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A method based on cloud point extraction was developed to determine phthalate esters including di-ethyl-phthalate (DEP), di(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) and di-cyclohexyl-phthalate (DCP) in environmental water samples using high-performance liquid chromatography separation and ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV). The non-ionic surfactant Triton X-114 was chosen as extraction solvent. The parameters affecting extraction efficiency, such as concentrations of Triton X-114 and Na2SO4, equilibration temperature, equilibration time and centrifugation time were evaluated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the method can achieve preconcentration factors of 35, 88, 111 and detection of limits of 2.0, 3.8, 1.0 ng/ml for DEP, DEHP and DCP in 10-ml water sample, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of trace amount of phathalate esters in effluent water of the wastewater treatment plant and the lixivium of plastic fragments.
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