Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 29(4), 483 (2013).

Comprehensive Analytical Method for Semi-volatile Organic Compounds in Water Samples by Combination of Disk-type Solid-phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Database System
Daisuke JINYA,* Tomomi IWAMURA,* and Kiwao KADOKAMI**
*Kitakyushu City Institute of Environmental Sciences, 1-1 Shin-ike, Tobata, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 804-0082, Japan
**Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
A disk-type solid-phase extraction method for simultaneous extraction of a wide range of semi-volatile organic compounds in water samples was developed. The developed method could extract 186 out of 202 model compounds from spiked environmental samples (0.1 μg/L) with 94% average recovery (50 – 111%). Compared with the previous cartridge-type method, the extraction time was reduced to approximately 1/6. Applying the combination of the developed method and the database system to environmental samples for non-target analyses, 39 micro-pollutants with a wide range of physicochemical properties were determined.