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J Chromatogr A

Title:		Headspace solid-phase microextraction for the determination of volatile and semi-volatile pollutants in water and air
Author(s):		Llompart M; Li K; Fingas M;
Address:		"Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Nutricion y Bromatologia, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain"
Journal Title:		J Chromatogr A
Year:		1998
Volume:		824
Issue:		1
Page Number:		53 - 61
DOI:		10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00613-x
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9673 (Print) 0021-9673 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In this work we report the use of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) to extract and concentrate water-soluble volatile as well as semi-volatile pollutants. Both methods of exposing the SPME fibre were utilised: immersion in the aqueous solution (SPME) and in the headspace over the solution (HSSPME). The proposed HSSPME procedure was compared to conventional static headspace (HS) analysis for artificially spiked water as well as real water samples, which had been, equilibrated with various oil and petroleum products. Both techniques gave similar results but HSSPME was much more sensitive and exhibited better precision. Detection limits were found to be in the sub-ng/ml level, with precision better than 5% R.S.D. in most cases. To evaluate the suitability of SPME for relatively high contamination level analysis, the proposed HSSPME method was applied to the screening of run-off water samples that had heavy oil suspended in them from a tire fire incident. HSSPME results were compared with liquid--liquid extraction. Library searches were conducted on the resulting GC-MS total ion chromatograms to determine the types of compounds found in such samples. Both techniques found similar composition in the water samples with the exception of alkylnaphthalenes that were detected only by HSSPME. A brief study was carried out to assess using SPME for air monitoring. By sampling and concentrating the volatile organic compounds in the coating of the SPME fibre without any other equipment, this new technique is useful as an alternative to active air monitoring by means of sampling pumps and sorbent tubes"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants/*analysis Benzene/analysis Chromatography, Gas/*methods Environmental Monitoring Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/*analysis Naphthalenes/analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Toluene/analysis Volatilization Water Pollutants/*analysis Xylenes/analysis;"
Notes:		"MedlineLlompart, M Li, K Fingas, M eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 1998/11/18 J Chromatogr A. 1998 Oct 16; 824(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00613-x"