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Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction and LC–MS/MS for Trace Analysis of UV Filters in Different Water Matrices

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A simple, selective and highly sensitive method was developed and optimized to determine the most commonly used UV filters with endocrine-disrupting potential in water, namely benzophenone-3 (BP-3), octocrylene (OC), ethylhexyl dimethyl p-aminobenzoate (OD-PABA), ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate (EHS) and homosalate (HMS). Samples were extracted by stir bar sorptive extraction followed by liquid desorption (SBSE-LD). The important factors influencing SBSE-LD were optimized. Under optimal conditions, assays were performed on 50 mL of water sample using stir bars (0.5 mm in film thickness, 10 mm in length) at room temperature. The analytes were determined by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry with triple quadrupole analyzer using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. The main parameters in HPLC–APCI–MS/MS were also optimized to provide the best performances for all analytes. Moreover, matrix effect was investigated using two methods the post-column infusion system and the method of spiked matrices after extraction. As a result, no significant matrix effect on the analysis was observed. The method showed good linearity (R 2 coefficients greater than 0.996 in different water samples after SBSE-LD). Recoveries of the analytes were close to 90%, except for BP-3 (64%) and OC (76%) with relative standard deviation lower than 11%. Detection limits were between 0.6 and 3.3 ng L−1 for all the analytes except for HMS (94 ng L−1) and EHS (114 ng L−1). This methodology was applied to measure UV filters in seawater, river water and wastewater in different sites of Liguria; BP-3 and OC were found in most of the considered samples at rather low concentration level.

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Massimo Ferri (ACAM) who kindly provided the WWTP samples. Chiara Lavarello is also acknowledged for her helpful technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146, Genoa, Italy

    Emanuele Magi, Marina Di Carro, Carlo Scapolla & Kieu T. N. Nguyen

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Magi, E., Di Carro, M., Scapolla, C. et al. Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction and LC–MS/MS for Trace Analysis of UV Filters in Different Water Matrices. Chromatographia 75, 973–982 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-012-2202-z

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