Sample preparation and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of alkylphenolic compounds and steroid sex hormones in sediments

ScientificWorldJournal. 2002 Jun 12:2:1610-6. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2002.351.

Abstract

A new methodology, based on the use of accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) and highly selective cleanup using restricted access material (RAM) on-line coupled with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), is presented for the simultaneous and unequivocal determination of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs), their degradation products and halogenated derivatives, and steroid sex hormones in sediment samples. Using the integrated RAM-LC-MS system, the simultaneous determination of alkylphenolic compounds and sex hormones was achieved, yielding recoveries higher than 60% and producing low MS background noise.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods
  • Ethylene Oxide / chemistry
  • Geologic Sediments / analysis*
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones / chemistry*
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Phenols / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones
  • Phenols
  • Ethylene Oxide