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Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water by using thermally treated clinoptilolite, and their quantification by GC-MS

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The authors report on a novel sorbent (thermally treated natural zeolite; clinoptilolite) for use in dispersive micro-solid phase extraction (D-μ-SPE) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from water samples. The method was applied to the D-μ-SPE of 16 priority PAHs which then were quantified by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS). The method was validated in terms of specificity and selectivity, linearity and linear range, accuracy, precision, uncertainty, limits of detection and quantification. Figures of merit include (a) linear analytical ranges between 2.08 and 208 ppb, and (b) detection limits in the range from 0.01 to 0.92 ppb. The method was successfully applied to the determination of PAHs in river waters.

Schematic representation of dispersive micro-solid phase extraction (D-μ-SPE) of trace levels of PAHs in water samples by using thermally treated clinoptilolite as sorbent prior to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis (GC-MS).

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The research was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [Project Grant Numbers OI172051 and OI172047].

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  1. Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Nis, Visegradska 33, Nis, 18000, Serbia

    Slobodan Ćirić, Violeta Mitić, Snežana Jovanović, Jelena Nikolić, Gordana Stojanović & Vesna Stankov Jovanović

  2. Laboratory Sector, Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry, Veterinary Specialized Institute, Dimitrija Tucovića 175, Nis, 18106, Serbia

    Marija Ilić

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Ćirić, S., Mitić, V., Jovanović, S. et al. Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water by using thermally treated clinoptilolite, and their quantification by GC-MS. Microchim Acta 185, 556 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-018-3091-0

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