Gas chromatographic determination of aromatic amines in water samples after solid-phase extraction and derivatization...

A procedure for the enrichment of aromatic amines via solid-phase extraction was developed. A HR-P phase based on styrene-divinylbenzene was used for the investigations, generally followed by derivatization with iodine and determination via GC-ECD. The recoveries of 53 aromatic amines in a drinking water matrix at pH 9 were determined. Most anilines showed relative recoveries between 80-120% with relative standard deviations of< or = 5% at concentration levels between 10 and 20 micrograms 1(-1). The comparison with a wastewater matrix led to similar results. The enrichment procedure was applied to real samples, e.g., samples of ammunition wastewater.