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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Paired with Total Vaporization Solid-Phase Microextraction as a Forensic Tool
Published on: May 25, 2021
Rapid determination of butyltin species in water samples by multicapillary gas chromatography with atomic emission
J Carpinterio Botana1, I Rodríguez Pereiro, R Cela Torrijos
1Departamento de Química Analítica, Nurrición y Bromatología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract:
A procedure for the rapid determination of mono-, di- and tributyltin in water samples is described. The analytes are simultaneously ethylated and concentrated on a solid-phase microextraction fibre placed in the headspace over the sample for 2 min. The ethylated species are then separated and selectively quantified in only 90 s using a multicapillary gas chromatography column combined with atomic emission detection. The influence of blank signals and sampling conditions on the sensitivity of the method is described. Detection limits of 1-5 ng/l and relative standard deviations of 6-10% at concentrations of 20 ng/l were obtained.
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