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Rapid detection of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water by constant-wavelength synchronous fluorescence spectrometry

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Based on the advantages of the good selectivity and high sensitivity of the synchronous fluorescence method, an efficient method using constant-wavelength synchronous fluorescence spectrometry (CWSFS) for simultaneous and rapid determination of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (acenaphthene, phenanthrene, benzo[a]anthracene and fluoranthene) in drinking water was established in this study. When the difference in wavelength (Δλ) at 100 nm was chosen for CWSFS scanning, the synchronous fluorescence spectra of the four PAHs could be well separated with only one single scan. Different from conventional fluorescence analysis, the established method can avoid the interference among the four PAHs each other and the interference of the drinking water sample matrix, so the four PAHs in drinking water could be well distinguished and determined. The concentrations of four PAHs in the range of 0.05–100 μg/L, 0.1–400 μg/L, 0.05–100 μg/L and 0.5–2000 μg/L showed a good linear relationship with fluorescence intensity. The limits of detection were 0.0058 μg/L, 0.021 μg/L, 0.0061 μg/L and 0.056 μg/L, respectively. The recoveries were in the range of 86.55–98.74%. Overall, the established CWSFS had the characteristics of simple, rapid, sensitive and accuracy, and had been applied to the determination of the four PAHs in various drinking water with satisfactory results.

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This work was supported by the Key Project of Fujian Provincial Science and Technology program (2015Y0030), and the Science and Technology Project of Putian City (2018SP3003, 2018ZP02)

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  1. Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology College of Putian University, Putian, 351100, Fujian, China

    Qihong Cai, Guifen Xu & Yuanping Lin

  2. Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Laboratory Medicine (Putian University), Fujian Province University, Putian, 351100, Fujian, China

    Qihong Cai & Guifen Xu

  3. The School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350000, Fujian, China

    Menglin Wang & Xiaodan Zheng

  4. College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, China

    Yaoji Tang

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Cai, Q., Wang, M., Zheng, X. et al. Rapid detection of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water by constant-wavelength synchronous fluorescence spectrometry. ANAL. SCI. 39, 59–66 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-022-00200-9

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