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  • Title: Liquid-phase microextraction by solidification of floating organic microdrop and GC-MS detection of trihalomethanes in drinking water.
    Author: Farahani H, Norouzi P, Dinarvand R, Ganjali MR.
    Journal: J Sep Sci; 2009 Jan; 32(2):314-20. PubMed ID: 19072898.
    Abstract:
    A simple and sensitive methodology based on liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) followed by GC-MS, was developed for the determination of trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water. A microdrop of organic solvent was floated on the surface of the aqueous sample and it was agitated for a desired time. Then, the sample vial was cooled by inserting it into an ice bath for 4 min. The solidified solvent was transferred into a suitable vial and immediately melted. The extract was directly injected into the GC. Microextraction efficiency factors were investigated and optimized: 7 muL 1-undecanol microdrop exposed for 15 min floated on the surface of a 10.0 mL aqueous sample with the temperature of 60 degrees C containing 3 M of NaCl and stirred at 750 rpm. Under the selected conditions, enrichment factors (EFs) up to 482-fold, LOD of 0.03-0.08 mug/L (S/N = 3) and dynamic linear ranges of 0.10-100 mug/L were obtained. A reasonable repeatability (RSD < 8.6%, n = 8) with satisfactory linearity (r(2) greater, not dbl equals 0.9947) of results illustrated a good performance of the present method. The protocol proved to be rapid, cost-effective, and is a green procedure for the screening purposes.
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