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TitleDirect analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in heavily contaminated soils by thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
AbstractA robust analytical method is presented for the direct determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil samples by thermal desorption/gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry. The method is simple to perform (thermal desorption and analysis are performed in-line employing a limited amount of sample, 2 mg) and eliminates the need for any solvent and time-consuming extraction. The analytical procedure was optimized using a soil sample spiked with Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260 and validated with a certified industrial soil sample for which the concentration of thirteen PCB congeners are known. Limits of detection were sensitive to matrix effects and varied substantially among analytes. The matrix effect resulted in a reduction of the limits of detection by 1.5-10 times. However, it was found that the matrix effect is not due to ion suppression but to the increase of the noise of selected ion monitoring (SIM) traces, indicating that no limitation exists with using a single surrogate standard. By employing a 13C-labelled PCB internal standard, limits of detection in the range of 0.8 to 10 mgg1 of soil were obtained. The obtained experimental results demonstrated that the proposed analytical method can be conveniently applied for screening a large number of heavily contaminated soil samples thus avoiding the employment of harmful solvents and time-consuming extraction procedures.
SourceInternational journal of environmental analytical chemistry 93 (9), pp. 1030–1042
KeywordsThermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass (TD/GC/MS)polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)contaminated soil
JournalInternational journal of environmental analytical chemistry
EditorGordon and Breach., New York,, Stati Uniti d'America
Year2013
TypeArticolo in rivista
AuthorsMascolo G., Bagnuolo G., De Tommaso B., Uricchio V.
Text272080 2013 Thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass TD/GC/MS polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs contaminated soil Direct analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in heavily contaminated soils by thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry Mascolo G., Bagnuolo G., De Tommaso B., Uricchio V. Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via F. De Blasio, 5, 70132 Bari, Italy A robust analytical method is presented for the direct determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil samples by thermal desorption/gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry. The method is simple to perform thermal desorption and analysis are performed in line employing a limited amount of sample, 2 mg and eliminates the need for any solvent and time consuming extraction. The analytical procedure was optimized using a soil sample spiked with Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260 and validated with a certified industrial soil sample for which the concentration of thirteen PCB congeners are known. Limits of detection were sensitive to matrix effects and varied substantially among analytes. The matrix effect resulted in a reduction of the limits of detection by 1.5 10 times. However, it was found that the matrix effect is not due to ion suppression but to the increase of the noise of selected ion monitoring SIM traces, indicating that no limitation exists with using a single surrogate standard. By employing a 13C labelled PCB internal standard, limits of detection in the range of 0.8 to 10 mgg1 of soil were obtained. The obtained experimental results demonstrated that the proposed analytical method can be conveniently applied for screening a large number of heavily contaminated soil samples thus avoiding the employment of harmful solvents and time consuming extraction procedures. 93 Articolo in rivista Gordon and Breach. 0306 7319 International journal of environmental analytical chemistry. International journal of environmental analytical chemistry International journal of environmental analytical chemistry Int. j. environ. anal. chem. DE TOMMASO BARBARA vitofelice.uricchio URICCHIO VITO FELICE giuseppe.bagnuolo BAGNUOLO GIUSEPPE giuseppe.mascolo MASCOLO GIUSEPPE TA.P07.002.006 Trattamenti avanzati di ossidazione