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Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion Combined with GC–MS/MS for the Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Marketed Seafood

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An analysis method based on matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry was developed and applied for the analysis for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the marketed seafood such as fish, shrimp and shellfish. The parameters of the method including the type and amount of the absorbent, as well as the type and volume of the elution solution were optimized. The recoveries were between 70 and 120% with RSDs less than 20%, and the LODs and LOQs were 0.011–0.046 and 0.037–0.153 ng g−1 under optimized conditions. The results showed that most of the OCPs and PCBs were detectable in the marketed samples with the average concentration range of 0.722–14.206 and 0.034–1.184 ng g−1, respectively. Among the 21 OCPs detected, DDTs had a relatively higher concentration level. And in the PCBs, the concentration of PCB28 was over 45% of the total PCBs determined in all the samples. The developed method was simple, fast and effective, and could successfully be applied for trace amount of OCPs and PCBs determination in seafood matrixes.

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    Weijia Li, Donghui Liu, Jindong Li, Jing Gao, Chuntao Zhang, Peng Wang & Zhiqiang Zhou

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Li, W., Liu, D., Li, J. et al. Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion Combined with GC–MS/MS for the Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Marketed Seafood. Chromatographia 80, 813–824 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-017-3282-6

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