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Determination of Seven Odorants in Purified Water Among Worldwide Brands by HS-SPME Coupled to GC–MS

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Musty and earthy odors dramatically influence the esthetic quality and consumer acceptability of drinking water. This study was conducted to obtain a sensitive method for simultaneous analysis of seven odors, including geosmin (GSM), 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB), 2-isopropyl-3-methoxy pyrazine (IPMP), dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS), 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (2,4,6-TCA), β-cyclocitral, and β-ionone, in water by applying headspace solid phase micro-extraction coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Moreover, the proposed method was applied to obtain preliminary understanding of the levels of these odorants in purified water among various brands in the world, and to try to find out the potential causes when the odorants appeared in purified water. The target compounds could be separated and analyzed effectively within 23 min, and the GSM and DMTS could be detected in all brands of chosen countries, while the IPMP, β-ionone and 2,4,6-TCA cannot be observed in the above brands.

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Acknowledgments

This study was jointly supported by Science and Technology Supporting Project of Jiangsu Province, China (BE2011797), Project for Medical Research by Jiangsu Provincial Health Department (H201024), Medical Innovation Team and Academic Pacemaker of Jiangsu Province (LJ201129), and Specialized Project for Scientific Research from Industry of Health Public Welfare (201002001).

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  1. School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China

    Shifu Peng, Zhen Ding & Xiaodong Chen

  2. Department of Environmental and Endemic Diseases Control, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, 210009, China

    Zhen Ding, Juan Fei & Xiaodong Chen

  3. Clinical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China

    Lei Zhao

  4. Department of Environmental Health, Yangpu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 200090, China

    Zhoubin Xuan & Chenxi Huang

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Peng, S., Ding, Z., Zhao, L. et al. Determination of Seven Odorants in Purified Water Among Worldwide Brands by HS-SPME Coupled to GC–MS. Chromatographia 77, 729–735 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-014-2676-y

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