Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere

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Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere. / Xie, Zhiyong; Selzer, Julia; Ebinghaus, Ralf et al.
In: Analytica Chimica Acta, Vol. 565, No. 2, 21.04.2006, p. 198-207.

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title = "Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere",
abstract = "An analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of trace tertiary octylphenol (t-OP), technical nonylphenol isomers (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate isomers (NP1EO) and seven phthalates in the atmosphere using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). High volume samples were collected using a high-volume pump equipped with a PUF/XAD-2 column for air and glass fiber filter for particles. The detection limits of the method for alkylphenols (APs) and the phthalates ranged from 0.0006 to 0.034 ng m -3 in air. The recoveries of t-OP, NP, NP1EO and the phthalates for the entire procedure were satisfactory (>69%). The method was successfully applied to the determination of the analytes in the atmosphere samples collected over land and the ocean. The concentrations of t-OP, NP, NP1EO showed decline trends from land to the open sea, and the phthalates present over land and the North Sea were comparable. It is suggested that the atmosphere is a significant pathway for the transport of alkylphenols and the phthalates in the environment.",
keywords = "Chemistry, GC-MS, Nonyphenol, Tertiary octylphenol, Nonylphenol monoethoxylate, Phthalate, Atmosphere",
author = "Zhiyong Xie and Julia Selzer and Ralf Ebinghaus and Armando Caba and Wolfgang Ruck",
note = "Parallel als Online-Ausg. erschienen unter der Adresse http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2006.02.027",
year = "2006",
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language = "English",
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pages = "198--207",
journal = "Analytica Chimica Acta",
issn = "0003-2670",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
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T1 - Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere

AU - Xie, Zhiyong

AU - Selzer, Julia

AU - Ebinghaus, Ralf

AU - Caba, Armando

AU - Ruck, Wolfgang

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PY - 2006/4/21

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N2 - An analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of trace tertiary octylphenol (t-OP), technical nonylphenol isomers (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate isomers (NP1EO) and seven phthalates in the atmosphere using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). High volume samples were collected using a high-volume pump equipped with a PUF/XAD-2 column for air and glass fiber filter for particles. The detection limits of the method for alkylphenols (APs) and the phthalates ranged from 0.0006 to 0.034 ng m -3 in air. The recoveries of t-OP, NP, NP1EO and the phthalates for the entire procedure were satisfactory (>69%). The method was successfully applied to the determination of the analytes in the atmosphere samples collected over land and the ocean. The concentrations of t-OP, NP, NP1EO showed decline trends from land to the open sea, and the phthalates present over land and the North Sea were comparable. It is suggested that the atmosphere is a significant pathway for the transport of alkylphenols and the phthalates in the environment.

AB - An analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of trace tertiary octylphenol (t-OP), technical nonylphenol isomers (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate isomers (NP1EO) and seven phthalates in the atmosphere using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). High volume samples were collected using a high-volume pump equipped with a PUF/XAD-2 column for air and glass fiber filter for particles. The detection limits of the method for alkylphenols (APs) and the phthalates ranged from 0.0006 to 0.034 ng m -3 in air. The recoveries of t-OP, NP, NP1EO and the phthalates for the entire procedure were satisfactory (>69%). The method was successfully applied to the determination of the analytes in the atmosphere samples collected over land and the ocean. The concentrations of t-OP, NP, NP1EO showed decline trends from land to the open sea, and the phthalates present over land and the North Sea were comparable. It is suggested that the atmosphere is a significant pathway for the transport of alkylphenols and the phthalates in the environment.

KW - Chemistry

KW - GC-MS

KW - Nonyphenol

KW - Tertiary octylphenol

KW - Nonylphenol monoethoxylate

KW - Phthalate

KW - Atmosphere

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