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Twinning Bulgaria Twinning Bulgaria – Italia Italia Training 3.3 Training 3.3 Simitli 17 Simitli 17-19 February 2009 19 February 2009 Analytical Methods for PAH, PBDE, C10-13 Chloroalkanes and C10 13 Chloroalkanes and alkylphenols Stefano POLESELLO Stefano POLESELLO Stefano POLESELLO Stefano POLESELLO Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque-CNR CNR Sezione di Brugherio Sezione di Brugherio l ll @i it l ll @i it polesello@irsa. cnr.it polesello@irsa. cnr.it

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  • Twinning Bulgaria Twinning Bulgaria ItaliaItaliaTraining 3.3Training 3.3

    Simitli 17Simitli 17--19 February 200919 February 2009

    Analytical Methods for PAH, PBDE, C10-13 Chloroalkanes andC10 13 Chloroalkanes and

    alkylphenols

    Stefano POLESELLOStefano POLESELLOStefano POLESELLOStefano POLESELLOIstituto di Ricerca sulle AcqueIstituto di Ricerca sulle Acque--CNRCNRSezione di BrugherioSezione di Brugherio

    l ll @i itl ll @i itpolesello@irsa. cnr.itpolesello@irsa. cnr.it

  • ALKYLPHENOLS

    Status

    ALKYLPHENOLS

    Priority Substance Standard Principle

    inland otherinland waters

    other waters

    Nonylphenols3) ISO 18857-1:2005 GC/MS C C

    Octylphenol (4-(1,1,3,3)-Tetramethylbutylphenol

    ISO 18857-1:2005 GC/MS A D

    LOQ = 0.1 g/L for NP and 0.0033 g/L for OPg/L for NP and 0.0033 g/L for OP

    Blank interferences for NPBlank interferences for NP

    At my knowledge, the only CRM available for NP is No validation for whole water

    WWTP sludge (www.eurofins.dk).

  • Alkylphenols: analytical methodsAlkylphenols: analytical methodsAlkylphenols: analytical methodsAlkylphenols: analytical methods

    zz Liquid chromatographyLiquid chromatography ESI (ESI (--) (LC) (LC--MS/MS) (MS/MS) (ASTM WK15211ASTM WK15211) Fluorimeter (Fluorimeter (IRSA method, ItalyIRSA method, Italy))

    zz Gas chromatography with MS detection (Gas chromatography with MS detection (ASTM ASTM WK1521WK1521; ASTM D7065 06)

    Wi h d i i i (Wi h d i i i (ISO 188ISO 188 1 2001 200 )) Without derivatisation (Without derivatisation (ISO 18857ISO 18857--1:20051:2005)) With derivatisation with MSTFA (With derivatisation with MSTFA (ISO 18857ISO 18857--2:draft2:draft))

  • ExtractionExtractionExtractionExtractionzz WaterWater

    LLE with toluene (LLE with toluene (ISO 18857ISO 18857--1:2005; ASTM D70651:2005; ASTM D7065--0606)) Continuous LLE (Continuous LLE (ASTM WK1521ASTM WK1521) SPE with C18, SDVB (SPE with C18, SDVB (ISO 18857ISO 18857--2:draft ; ASTM 2:draft ; ASTM

    WK15211WK15211)

    zz Solid samples (SPM, sediment)Solid samples (SPM, sediment) Soxhlet or ASE extraction withSoxhlet or ASE extraction withzzMEOH (MEOH (IRSA method, Italy)IRSA method, Italy)zzAcetone/esanoAcetone/esano

  • zz LCLC:: single peak for each isomeric mixtures of a single single peak for each isomeric mixtures of a single

    compoundcompound but often broad peaksbut often broad peaks Possibility to determine ethoxylatesPossibility to determine ethoxylates Columns: preferred polar embedded or reverse Columns: preferred polar embedded or reverse

    phase such as pphase such as phenylhexylhenylhexyl

    zz GCGC Different peaks for about every isomersDifferent peaks for about every isomers ...but integration must be the sum of a group of ...but integration must be the sum of a group of

    peakspeaks Variability of NP without derivatisation (Adsorption?)Variability of NP without derivatisation (Adsorption?)

  • GC without derivatisation:GC without derivatisation:ISO 18857ISO 18857--1:20051:2005

    zz Compounds:Compounds: 4n4n--NP, 4NP, 4--NP NP (branched)(branched), 4, 4--terttert--OPOPzz Range : Range : 0.005 to 0.2 g/L; drinking, surface 0.005 to 0.2 g/L; drinking, surface

    d t td t tand waste watersand waste waterszz m/zm/z 135 + 107135 + 107zz Extraction: Extraction: LLE with tolueneLLE with toluenezz ClaenClaen--up: up: silica columnsilica columnzz Detection: Detection: GCGC--MS in SIM (m/z=107/135)MS in SIM (m/z=107/135)zz Quantification:Quantification: ESTD e ISTD: ESTD e ISTD: 1313CC66--ringring--labelled 4labelled 4--nn--66 gg

    nonylphenol m/z 113nonylphenol m/z 113

    ISO 18857ISO 18857 1 2005 Water quality1 2005 Water quality determination of selected alkylphenolsdetermination of selected alkylphenolsISO 18857ISO 18857--1, 2005, Water quality 1, 2005, Water quality determination of selected alkylphenols determination of selected alkylphenols PartPart 1: Method for non1: Method for non--filtered samples using liquid extraction and gas filtered samples using liquid extraction and gas chromatography with mass selective detection. chromatography with mass selective detection.

  • ISO 18857ISO 18857 1:20051:2005ISO 18857ISO 18857--1:20051:2005

  • GC GC withwith derivatizazionderivatizazion::ISO 18857ISO 18857--2:2:draftdraft

    zz Analytes:Analytes: NP, OP, OP(1,2)EO, NP(1,2)EO and BPANP, OP, OP(1,2)EO, NP(1,2)EO and BPAzz Range:Range: 0 005 to 0 2 g/L (OP and OP(1 2)EO)0 005 to 0 2 g/L (OP and OP(1 2)EO)zz Range: Range: 0.005 to 0.2 g/L (OP and OP(1,2)EO)0.005 to 0.2 g/L (OP and OP(1,2)EO)

    0.030 to 0.2 g/L (NP and NP(1,2)EO)0.030 to 0.2 g/L (NP and NP(1,2)EO)0 05 to 0 2 g/L (BPA)0 05 to 0 2 g/L (BPA)0.05 to 0.2 g/L (BPA)0.05 to 0.2 g/L (BPA)(drinking water, ground and surface water) (drinking water, ground and surface water)

    zz Range :Range : 0.1 to 50 g/L (waste water)0.1 to 50 g/L (waste water)gg g ( )g ( )zz Extraction: Extraction: SPE (styreneSPE (styrene--divinylbenzene) without filtrationdivinylbenzene) without filtrationzz Derivatizazion: Derivatizazion: MSTFA TrifluoroMSTFA Trifluoro--NN--methylmethyl--NN--yy

    (trimethylsilyl)acetamide(trimethylsilyl)acetamidezz Detection: Detection: selected ion monitoringselected ion monitoringzz Quantification:Quantification: ESTD and ISTD: ESTD and ISTD: 1313CC66--ringring--labelledlabelled

  • ISO 18857ISO 18857 2:2:draftdraft ((ESTD+ISTDESTD+ISTD))ISO 18857ISO 18857--2:2:draftdraft ((ESTD+ISTDESTD+ISTD))

  • ISO 18857ISO 18857--2:2:draftdraft((spikedspiked water water extract+ISTDextract+ISTD))

  • Intercalibration ISO 18857-1:2005

    Bavarian Water Management Agency Munich, Germany according Bavarian Water Management Agency Munich, Germany according to ISO 5725to ISO 5725

    17 labs from 6 countries 3 water samples (duplicate) 3 water samples (duplicate)

    surface (0.005 to 0.05 g/L) surface (0.05 to 0.2 g/L)( g ) wastewater (0.1 to 25 g/L)

    calibration solution

  • Intercalibration trial

    matrix variables N NAP% X xrefREC

    % SR CVR% ref % R R

    1 surface 4-tert-OP 26 7.1 16.6 19.0 87.3 4.16 25.14-NP 22 15.4 28.7 23.0 124.9 16.4 57.2

    2 surface 4-tert-OP 26 13.3 66.8 75.0 89.0 17.9 26.8

    4 NP4-NP 22 26.7 82.8 90.0 92.0 15.6 18.8

    3 waste 4-tert-OP 30 0 1400 1400 100 1 0 45 32 03 waste 30 0 1400 1400 100.1 0.45 32.0

    4-NP 30 6.3 2020 1800 112.2 0.64 31.5

    Octylphenol: 19 1400 ng/L ; reproducibility: 19 e 57 %Octylphenol: 19-1400 ng/L ; reproducibility: 19 e 57 %Nonylphenol: 23 -1800 ng/L; reproducibility: 25 e 32 %

  • PBDEPBDE

    z Standardised method does not exist for water: Pentabromodiphenylether (PDBE) p y ( ) Method ISO: only for sediment (SPM?) Under development (CEN method) Under development (CEN method)

    LOQ = 0.066 ng/L

  • POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS (PBDEs)

    Technical mixtures

    ) Penta-BDEMixture of tetra-, penta-, and hexabromodiphenylethers;BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-100, BDE-153 and BDE-154 , , ,constitute more than 80% of the technical product

    ) Octa-BDE) Octa-BDEMixture of hepta-, octa- and nonabromodiphenylethers;BDE-183 can be used as indicator compound

    ) Deca-BDEDecabromodiphenylether makes up more than 97% Decabromodiphenylether makes up more than 97%

  • PBDE: sum of BDE-28, BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-100, BDE-153, BDE-154

    CAS Number: 32534-81-9 Log KOW: 6.57

    z No standardised method for the determination of PBDE in z No standardised method for the determination of PBDE in water available! (CEN Method under development for whole water)

    z ISO 22032:2006 Determination of selected polybrominated in sediment: diphenylethers (PBDE) in sediment and

    l d sewage sludge Method using extraction and gas chromatography/mass

    spectrometry

    EQS = 0.5 ng/L; Other Surface Waters =0.2 ng/LLOQ = 0 066 ng/LLOQ = 0.066 ng/L

  • Methods for PBDE analysis in water are available:

    z EPA Method 527 employs solid-phase extraction with analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry MDL is fairly high (0.39 g/l)

    z EPA Method 1614 2007 applies HRGC/HRMS for the z EPA Method 1614, 2007 applies HRGC/HRMS for the analysis of PBDE in water, soil, sediment and tissue. MDL for BDE 99 is 0.04 ng/l.

  • Large volume methods

    There are a few reports on extremely low levels of PBDEs in surface water samples. The authors enriched 100 and 2500 L of water The authors enriched 100 and 2500 L of water, respectively, on XAD resin. SPME has been proposed to extract selected BDE congeners from water samples by Polo et al 2004 et al. 2004.

  • PBDEsAnalytical Methods

    ) Gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD)) Gas chromatography with atomic emission detection (GC-AED)) Gas chromatography with electron impact mass spectro-

    metric detection at low resolution (GC-LRMS)

    g p y ( )

    ( )

    ) Gas chromatography with electron impact mass spectro-metric detection at high resolution (GC-HRMS)g ( )

    ) Gas chromatography with electron capture negative ionisation mass spectrometric detection (GC-ECNI-MS)p ( )

  • CEN-ISO Method for sedimentGC-ECNI-MS

    Experimental Conditions:Experimental Conditions:

    Matrix: Sediment, suspended particulate matter (SPM) Compounds: BDE 47 BDE 99 BDE 100 BDE 153Compounds: BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-100, BDE-153,

    BDE-154, (BDE-183, BDE-209)Limit of determination: 0.01 to 0.05 g/kg (test portion 10 g)Extraction: Soxhlet extraction with toluene orExtraction: Soxhlet extraction with toluene or

    hexane/acetoneClean-up: Multi-layer column chromatography on silica gelDetection: GC-ECNI-MS in the selected ion monitoringDetection: GC ECNI MS in the selected ion monitoring

    mode (m/z=79/81 for all congeners except BDE-209)

    Quantification: ISTD: BDE-77, BDE-181 not occurringQuantification: ISTD: BDE 77, BDE 181 not occurring in technical mixtures; 13C12-labelled BDE-209

  • PBDEPBDEInterlaboratory studies on ISO Method

    First interlaboratory study on PBDEs in 2000J de Boer and W P Cofino Chemosphere 46 (2002) 625-633J. de Boer and W. P. Cofino Chemosphere 46 (2002), 625 633

    Results for the two sediment samples:

    Congener RSD in % AssessmentBDE-47: 22/24 acceptableBDE-99: 36/45 further improvement necessary/ p yBDE-100: 20/20 acceptableBDE-153: 32/37 further improvement necessaryBDE-154: 35/45 further improvement necessaryBDE-209: 48/78 not under control

  • PAHPAH

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    AA-EQS:

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    z Anthracene 100 ng/Lz Fluoranthene 100 ng/Lz Fluoranthene 100 ng/Lz Benzo(a)pyrene 50 ng/Lz Benzo(b)fluoranthene+Benzo(k)fluoranthene 30 ng/L

    z Benzo(g,h,i)perylene+ Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 2 ng/L

  • PAH: LOQ = from 0 6 ng/L to 16 ng/Lng/L to 16 ng/LPAH: LOQ = from 0. 6 ng/L to 16 ng/Lng/L to 16 ng/L

    StatusPriority Substance Standard

    Principle

    Status

    inland waters

    other waters

    Fluoranthene ISO 17993: 2002 HPLC/Fluo A A

    ISO 17993:Naphthalene ISO 17993: 2002 HPLC/Fluo A A

    EN ISO 15680:2003

    Purge/Trap + Therm Desorp A A15680:2003 Therm. Desorp.

    Benzo(a)pyrene ISO 17993: 2002 HPLC/Fluo C C

    Benzo(b)fluoranthene4) ISO 17993: 2002 HPLC/Fluo C C

    Benzo(k)fluoranthene4) ISO 17993: C CBenzo(k)fluoranthene4) 2002 HPLC/Fluo C C

  • Available Standard Method

    EN ISO 17993: 2003Determination of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) p y y y ( )in water by HPLC with fluorescence detection after liquid-liquid extractionMatrix: Drinking, ground, waste and surface waterMatrix: Drinking, ground, waste and surface water

    Method Descriptionhigh performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection for the determination of 15 selected polycyclic aromatic.

    Limit of Quantification (LOQ):Drinking and ground water: > 5 ng/L Surface water: > 10 ng/L

  • Oth A l ti l M th dOther Analytical Methods

    EPA 8270c claims detection limit of 10 g/L EPA 8270c claims detection limit of 10 g/L which is obviously too high.

    Other analytical methods based on this standard using modern GC/MS equipment however may tt i th i d l LOQ attain the required low LOQs.

  • R kRemarks

    z The methods do not attain low enough LOQs and uncertainties for compliance checking with the AA-EQS for the sum of Benzo[b]fluoroanthene and Benzo[k]fluoroanthene as well as the sum of Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene.[g, , ]p y [ , , ]py

    z In addition, not enough validation data are available di th l i f f t l i regarding the analysis of surface water samples in

    particular samples containing substantial amounts of SPM.

    z CEN Mandate for the development of analytical methods in progress!

  • Chemical Monitoring ActivityOn-Site WorkshopOn Site Workshop

    Comparison of analytical approaches for WFD chemical monitoring: a field experimentg p

    a JRC IES RWER Initiative

    1st CMA On-Site Technical 1st CMA On-Site Technical Workshop

    10-11 October 2006,in Ferrara Italyin Ferrara, Italy

    River Po - Pontelagoscuro

    2nd CMA On-Site Technical WorkshopWorkshop

    17-18 September 2008in Budapest, Hungary

    River Danube - Budapest

  • z Practical sampling exercise on the Po river;Sz Simultaneous bulk sampling by 8 teams with different methodologies(also from IWP Sofia BG);(also from IWP-Sofia-BG);

    z Use of bulk sampling and shortterm integrating methods (large volume approaches);volume approaches);

    z Homogeneity tests during exercise;

    z Acquisition of accompanyingz Acquisition of accompanying data, as SPM, pH, temp.

  • CMAonsiteorganizedbyJRCIES(Ispra)andtheProvinceof( ) f h i l i fFerrara(Oct.2006)fortheimplementationofWFD.

    7laboratoriesfrom7differentcountries Analytes:PBDEs,PAHs,nonylandoctylphenols 3samples

    Standard extract water from the river :

    Correspondingto14.6LofPoRiverwaterconcerningPBDEsandPAHs

    d f f Correspondigto1LofwaterfromSevesoRiverconcerningalchilfenoli

    S li d l i f P Ri SamplingandanalysisofPoRiver

  • AlkylphenolsCMA01 CMA03 CMA 06 CMA02 CMA05 CMA07 CMA04

    Volume [L] 0.4 0.5 1.0 11.82 0.2 2.3 1.0 4150

    Filtration no no yes yes yes no no n.a.

    Extraction SPE SPE SPE Filtration SPE LLE SPE Centrifuge

    SPE cart. /solvent

    HLB 200 C18 C18 Randallextraction

    HLB 60 DCM EnvichromP

    Soxhlet

    SPE elution EA MeOH +MTBE

    Acetone SPM DCM/EA n.a. DCM SPM

    Analytical LC-MS (tq) LC-MS (tq) LC-fluor LC-fluor GC-MS GC-MS GC-MS GC-MS (it)methodLC solvents H2O-ACN H2O-ACN H2O-MeOH H2O-MeOH n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

    Column C18 C18 Phenylhexyl Phenylhexyl DB-5 DB-5 DB-1 ZB-5

    Length 2.1150mm 2.1 100 mm 4.6250 mm 4.6 x 250 mm 30 m 30 m 60 m 30 m

    Deriv. n.a. n.a. no no no no no MSTFA

    Ions orwavelengthmonitored

    219 > 133227 > 112205 > 106205 > 133

    219 > 133219 > 106225 > 112205 > 133

    230 nm exc.302 nm em

    230 nm exc.302 nm em

    149(for NP)135(forOP)121107

    135 1351075722077

    207 > 179221 > 179235 > 179278 > 179292 > 179107 77 292 > 179

    IST 4n-NP d8 4n-NP d6 no no 4n-NP d8 4n-NPd8

    Atrazine d5 4-Bromophenol

  • Alkylphenolsstandard solutionstandard solution

    300

    NPLC-FL

    200

    250

    NP

    n-OPLC-MSGC-MS

    GC-MS

    LC FL

    150

    200

    n

    g

    /

    m

    L

    GC-MS

    100

    n

    LC-MS

    0

    50

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07

    RSD 5 labs 23-29%

  • AlkylphenolsRiver Seveso extractRiver Seveso extract

    1200

    1000 NPtert-OP

    LC-MS

    GC-MS

    600

    800

    /

    m

    L

    GC-MS GC-MSLC-FL

    400

    600

    n

    g

    /

    LC MS200

    LC-MS

    0

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07

    RSD 5 labs % 29 (NP)

  • AlkylphenolsAlkylphenolsriver Poriver Po

    120 GC-MS

    80

    100

    LC-MS LC-FL

    60

    80

    n

    g

    /

    L

    GC MS40

    < 22

    LC-MS

    GC-MS

    GC-MS

    GC-MS

    0

    20 < 10< 105.1

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07

  • CMA on site field intercomparison:CMA on-site field intercomparison:PAH in river water

    Methods used:CMA00: SPE- LC/MS/MS/ /CMA01: LLE-GC/MSCMA02: SPE-GC/MSCMA02: SPE GC/MSCMA03: LLE-GC/MSCMA04: ASE-GC/MS (only SPM)CMA04: ASE GC/MS (only SPM)CMA05: LLE-GC/MSCMA06: SPE-GC/MSCMA06: SPE GC/MSCMA07: SPE-GC/MS

  • CMA on-site field intercomparison:

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03

    PAH in river water

    20.00

    22.00

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07

    89

    14.00

    16.00

    18.00 value below LOQ

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    10.00

    12.00

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    4.00

    6.00

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    o(1,2,

    3

  • Po river: PAH sum whole water results(SPM = 45 mg/L)

    LLE40

    1

    3

    5

    30SPEEDISK

    WITHOUT

    /

    L

    SPECENTRIFUGE

    SPM

    AVERAGE OF 5

    REFERENCE

    20 SPEWITH

    FILTRATION FILTR + LLE SPM+DISS

    FILTRATION

    n

    g

    /

    LLEWITHOUT

    FILTRATION

    < 10 < 10

    METHODS

    SPM+DISS

    10 DISSSPM+DISS

    0CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07

    Grey bars are the blank value determined LOQs of the labs.

  • CMA on site field intercomparison:CMA on-site field intercomparison:PBDE in river water

    Methods used:CMA00: SPE- GC/MS/MS/ /CMA03: LLE-GC/MSCMA04: ASE-GC/MS (only SPM)CMA04: ASE GC/MS (only SPM)CMA05: LLE-GC/MSCMA06: SPE-GC/MSCMA06: SPE GC/MS

  • CMA on-site field intercomparison:CMA on site field intercomparison:

    PBDE in river water

    0.5

    0.3

    0.4

    L

    ]

    CMA00CMA03CMA04

    0.2

    [

    n

    g

    /

    L CMA05CMA06

    0

    0.1

    0BDE-28 BDE-47 BDE-99 BDE-100 BDE-153 BDE-154

  • Po river: PBDE sum whole water results(SPM 45 /L)(SPM = 45 mg/L)

    1 FILTR + LLE

    0.8

    1 SPM+DISS

    0.6

    L

    ]

    SPEEDISK

    WITHOUT FILTRATION

    AVERAGE OF 5

    REFERENCE

    0.4[n

    g

    /

    L

    REFERENCE METHODS

    SPM+DISSFILTR + LLECENTRIFUGE

    0.2

    FILTR + LLE SPM+DISS

    CENTRIFUGE

    SPM

    0CMA00 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06

  • Total PBDEsResults for river Po

    2,5

    3

    3,5water expressed as total concentrations (ng/L)

    1

    1,5

    2Grey bars are < LOD

    0

    0,5

    Total PAHs

    Conclusion:Further work is needed to develop suitable and

    robust methods for PS monitoring in natural surface

    120140160

    Total PAHs

    Total alkylphenols

    robust methods for PS monitoring in natural surface waters and harmonise labs at EC level

    6080

    100120

    80

    100

    120

    02040

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07 20

    40

    60

    0

    20

    CMA00 CMA01 CMA02 CMA03 CMA04 CMA05 CMA06 CMA07

    Participant

  • POLYCHLOROALKANES C to C Challenges 1POLYCHLOROALKANES C10 to C13 Challenges 1

    ) Complex mixture of many thousands of positional isomers6304 positional isomers assuming no more than one bound chlorine atom on any carbon atomatom on any carbon atom

    ) Incomplete chromatographic separationgas chromatograms of short chain PCAs show broad humps covering

    ) Lack of specificity when using GC ECNI MS at standard ion

    gas chromatograms of short-chain PCAs show broad humps covering 10 to 15 minutes

    ) Lack of specificity when using GC-ECNI-MS at standard ion source operating conditions Monitoring of less charcteristic m/z = 70-73 ions (Cl2-; HCl2-)

  • POLYCHLOROALKANES C10 to C13 Challenges 2

    ) Lack of specificity when using GC-ECNI-MS detection at nominal mass

    t ti l i t f f PCB t h d hl d l t d

    ) Lack of appropriate calibration standardspotential interferences from PCBs, toxaphenes, and chlordane related compounds

    Lack of appropriate calibration standardsDepending on the degree of chlorination of the calibration standard results can differ from by a factor of ten

  • POLYCHOROALKANES C10 to C13 Methods10 13

    ) Dehydrochlorination of the PCAs and subsequent determination of the resulting aliphatic hydrocarbons

    ) Gas chromatography with electron impact ionisation mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS)

    ) Gas chromatography with electron capture negative ionisation mass spectrometric detection at high resolution (GC-ECNI-HRMS)

    ) Gas chromatography with electron capture negative ionisation mass spectrometric detection at low

    resolution (GC-ECNI-HRMS)

    ionisation mass spectrometric detection at low resolution (GC-ECNI-MS)

  • POLYCHLOROALKANES C10 to C13I t l b t t dInterlaboratory study

    First interlaboratory study on PCAs in 1998G. T. Tomy et al. Analytical Chemistry 71 (1999), 446-451

    Results:) Seven laboratories ) Two PCA solutions, two fish extracts, PCA-60 commercial

    formulation of stated concentration) In case of the two PCA solutions deviations from of up to 74

    and 310 %, respectively, were observed) Fish sample1 (only three results) RSD = 27%) Fish sample 2 RSD = 47%Conclusion:Conclusion:

    ) Analysis of PCAs is not under control

  • POLYCHLOROALKANES C10 to C13 StandardisationPOLYCHLOROALKANES C10 to C13 Standardisation

    ) Analysis of short-chain PCAs is just on the research level at the momenton the research level at the moment

    ) EC gives a mandate to CEN for developing a suitable method