The formation of organohalogen compounds in waters treated by chlorination has drawn increasing scientific attention due to the potentially hazardous health effects of this class of substances. Today, chlorination is the most widely used technology for civil water disinfection. In this study, headspace-solid phase microextraction coupled with GC-electron capture detector was used to determine organohalogen compounds in drinking water sampled from aqueducts and artesian wells in Italy. Experimental parameters, such as sample volume, stirring, salting out, extraction temperature, and extraction time, were evaluated and optimized. The LODs ranged from 1 to 10 ng/L and LOQs from 5 to 50 ng/L. A linear response was confirmed by correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9443 to 0.9999. Quantifiable organohalogen residues were found in 11 water samples, with concentration up to 11.3 +/- 0.5 mu g/L for the sum of all trihalomethanes and 0.66 +/- 0.03 mu g/L for the sum of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene. These concentrations are lower than the current regulatory limits in Italy.

Development of a Headspace-Solid Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography Method to Determine Organohalogen Contamination in Drinking Water / BOCCACCI MARIANI, Maurizio; Giannetti, Vanessa; Testani, Elena; Virginia, D'Aiuto. - In: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1060-3271. - STAMPA. - 95:1(2012), pp. 222-226. [10.5740/jaoacint.10-417]

Development of a Headspace-Solid Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography Method to Determine Organohalogen Contamination in Drinking Water

BOCCACCI MARIANI, Maurizio;GIANNETTI, Vanessa;TESTANI, ELENA;
2012

Abstract

The formation of organohalogen compounds in waters treated by chlorination has drawn increasing scientific attention due to the potentially hazardous health effects of this class of substances. Today, chlorination is the most widely used technology for civil water disinfection. In this study, headspace-solid phase microextraction coupled with GC-electron capture detector was used to determine organohalogen compounds in drinking water sampled from aqueducts and artesian wells in Italy. Experimental parameters, such as sample volume, stirring, salting out, extraction temperature, and extraction time, were evaluated and optimized. The LODs ranged from 1 to 10 ng/L and LOQs from 5 to 50 ng/L. A linear response was confirmed by correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9443 to 0.9999. Quantifiable organohalogen residues were found in 11 water samples, with concentration up to 11.3 +/- 0.5 mu g/L for the sum of all trihalomethanes and 0.66 +/- 0.03 mu g/L for the sum of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene. These concentrations are lower than the current regulatory limits in Italy.
2012
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Development of a Headspace-Solid Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography Method to Determine Organohalogen Contamination in Drinking Water / BOCCACCI MARIANI, Maurizio; Giannetti, Vanessa; Testani, Elena; Virginia, D'Aiuto. - In: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1060-3271. - STAMPA. - 95:1(2012), pp. 222-226. [10.5740/jaoacint.10-417]
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