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Direct injection method for HPLC/MS/MS analysis of acrylamide in aqueous solutions: application to adsorption experiments

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Polyacrylamides are polymers used in many fields and represent the main source of release of the highly toxic acrylamide in the environment. In this work, a simple, rapid, and sensitive analytical method was developed with HPLC/MS/MS and direct injection for acrylamide analysis in water and adsorption samples. AFNOR standards NF T90-210 and NF T90-220 were used for the analytical method validation and uncertainty estimation. Limit of quantification (LOQ) for acrylamide was 1 μg/L, and accuracy was checked at three acrylamide levels (1, 6, and 10 μg/L). Uncertainties were estimated at 34.2, 22, and 12.4 % for acrylamide concentrations at LOQ, 6 μg/L, and 10 μg/L, respectively. Acrylamide adsorption on clays (kaolinite, illite) and sludge was then studied as a function of pH, time, and acrylamide concentrations. Acrylamide adsorption on kaolinite, illite, and sludge was found to be very weak since adsorption percentages were inferior to 10 %, whatever the pH value and the initial acrylamide concentration. The low affinity of acrylamide for clays and sludge is likely due to its hydrophilic property, small size, and charge neutrality.

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The authors thank the ANR CES for the financial support of the Aquapol project and Anne Togola from BRGM for fruitful discussions about analytical optimizations.

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    Ines Mnif, Charlotte Hurel & Nicolas Marmier

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Mnif, I., Hurel, C. & Marmier, N. Direct injection method for HPLC/MS/MS analysis of acrylamide in aqueous solutions: application to adsorption experiments. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 6414–6422 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3774-y

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