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Acir IH, Guenther K. Endocrine-disrupting metabolites of alkylphenol ethoxylates - A critical review of analytical methods, environmental occurrences, toxicity, and regulation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 635:1530-1546. [PMID: 29874777 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Despite the fact that metabolites of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO) are classified as hazardous substances, they continue to be released into the environment from a variety of sources and are not usually monitored. Their wide use has led to an increase in the possible exposure pathways for humans, which is cause for alarm. Moreover, there is a lack of knowledge about the behaviour of these metabolites with respect to the environment and toxicity, and their biological effects on human health. The aim of this work is to give an overview of the APEO metabolites and their analysis, occurrences and toxicity in various environmental and human samples. APEO metabolites have adverse effects on humans, wildlife, and the environment through their release into the environment. Currently, there are some reviews available on the behaviour of alkylphenols in soil, sediments, groundwater, surface water and food. However, none of these articles consider their toxicity in humans and especially their effect on the nervous and immune system. This work summarises the environmental occurrences of metabolites of APEOs in matrices, e.g. water, food and biological matrices, their effect on the immune and nervous systems, and isomer-specific issues. With that emphasis we are able to cover most common occurrences of human exposure, whether direct or indirect.
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- Ismail-H Acir
- University of Bonn, Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Food Chemistry, Endenicher Allee 11-13, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- University of Bonn, Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Food Chemistry, Endenicher Allee 11-13, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Electrochemical immunosensor based on gold nanoparticles deposited on a conductive polymer to determine estrone in water samples. Microchem J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gibbons SE, Wang C, Ma Y. Determination of pharmaceutical and personal care products in wastewater by capillary electrophoresis with UV detection. Talanta 2011; 84:1163-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Simultaneous determination of estrogenic and androgenic hormones in water by isotope dilution gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:1668-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Revised: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Núñez L, Wiedmer SK, Parshintsev J, Hartonen K, Riekkola ML, Tadeo JL, Turiel E. Determination of nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates in wastewater using MEKC. J Sep Sci 2009; 32:2109-16. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200900114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wu T, Wang WY, Jiang LM, Chu QC, Delaire J, Ye JN. Determination of Natural and Synthetic Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in Sewage Based on SPE and MEKC with Amperometric Detection. Chromatographia 2008. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-008-0690-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Zuo Y, Zhang K, Lin Y. Microwave-accelerated derivatization for the simultaneous gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of natural and synthetic estrogenic steroids. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1148:211-8. [PMID: 17399732 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2007] [Revised: 03/03/2007] [Accepted: 03/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A rapid microwave-accelerated derivatization process for the GC-MS analysis of steroid estrogens, estrone (E1), 17beta-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), 17alpha-ethynylestradiol (EE2) and mestranol (MeEE2), was developed. Under microwave irradiation, the five estrogenic hormones studied were simultaneously derivatized with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA)+trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) in pyridine solution. Effects of irradiation time (15-120 s) and power level (240-800 W) on the yield of the derivatization were investigated. The derivatization under the irradiation of 800 W microwave for 60s produced comparable results when compared with the conventional heating process in a sand bath for 30 min at 80 degrees C in terms of derivatization yield, linearity and precision for all steroid hormones tested. The calibration curves are linear between 3.00 and 3.00 x 10(2) microg mL(-1). The square of the regression coefficients (R(2)) range from 0.979 to 1.000. The applicability of the method was evaluated on spiked river and distilled water samples at two concentrations, 25.0 and 2.00 x 10(2) ng mL(-1). The recoveries obtained by using microwave heating (60s, 800 W) were similar to those by conventional heating. When combined solid-phase extraction (SPE) with the application of the microwave-accelerated derivatization proposed here, the detection limits of 0.02-0.1 ng L(-1) for the steroid hormones have been achieved. The results demonstrated that microwave-accelerated derivatization is an efficient and suitable sample preparation method for the GC-MS analysis of estrogenic steroids.
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- Yuegang Zuo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA.
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Zhou YQ, Wang ZJ, Jia N. Formation of multiple trimethylsilyl derivatives in the derivatization of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol with BSTFA or MSTFA followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination. J Environ Sci (China) 2007; 19:879-884. [PMID: 17966878 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(07)60146-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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N,O-bis(trimethylsily)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) and N-methyl-N(trimethylsily) trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) are common derivatization reagents used in the GC-MS analysis of estrogen steroids such as estrone (El) and 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2). In this study, three trimethylsilyl (TMS) steroid derivatives, mono- and di-trimethylsilyl EE2 and mono-trimethylsilyl E1, were observed during the derivatization of EE2 with BSTFA or MSTFA and/or GC separation. Factors influencing the production of multiple TMS derivatives and their relative abundance were examined. It was found that both methanol and bisphenol A competed with estrogenic esteroids when reacting with silylation reagents, and thus affected the formation of TMS derivatives and their relative abundance in the derivatization products. Methanol was found to be more reactive than bisphenol A with the BSTFA reagent. None of the three solvents tested in this study could prevent the generation of multiple TMS derivatives during the derivatization of EE2 with BSTFA, followed by GC analysis. A similar result was observed using MSTFA as the derivative reagent followed by GC analysis. Thus, the suitability of BSTFA or MSTFA as the derivatization reagent for the determination of E1 and EE2 by GC-MS, under the conditions reported here, is questionable. This problem can be solved by adding trimethylsilylimidaz (TMSI) in the BSTFA reagent as recommended, and the performance of the method has been proved in this study.
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- Yi-Qi Zhou
- Sate Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Zhang K, Zuo Y. Pitfalls and solution for simultaneous determination of estrone and 17α-ethinylestradiol by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry after derivatization with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide. Anal Chim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2005.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Basheer C, Parthiban A, Jayaraman A, Lee HK, Valiyaveettil S. Determination of alkylphenols and bisphenol-A. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1087:274-82. [PMID: 16130724 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A functional polymer (hydroxylated polymethacrylate) coated on porous polysulfone hollow fiber membrane (PS-HFM) was used as an adsorbent for the extraction of alkylphenols and bisphenol-A from seawater samples. Analyses of the extracts were performed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after injection-port derivatization using bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA). We term the procedure as polymer-coated hollow fiber microextraction (PC-HFME). Owing to high porosity PS-HFM coated with hydroxylated polymer showed high extraction efficiency. Compared with solid-phase microextraction (SPME), PC-HFME showed good selectivity and sensitivity. Detection limits of alkylphenols and bisphenol-A ranged between 0.07 and 2.34 ng l(-1). The linearity range was from 0.01 to 15 microg l(-1) and the correlation coefficient (r) up to 0.997. The sensitivity and selectivity of the coated HFM could be potentially tuned by changing the characteristics of the coated hydroxylated polymer. The PC-HFME procedure was applied to the detection of alkylphenols and bisphenol-A in the coastal waters of Singapore.
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- Chanbasha Basheer
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Collier A, Wang J, Diamond D, Dempsey E. Microchip micellar electrokinetic chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection for analysis of synthetic oestrogen mimicking compounds. Anal Chim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2005.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li X, Chu S, Fu S, MA L, Liu X, Xu X. Off-Line Concentration of Bisphenol A and Three Alkylphenols by SPE then On-Line Concentration and Rapid Separation by Reverse-Migration Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography. Chromatographia 2005. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-004-0471-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sabatini L, Barbieri A, Violante FS. Development and validation of a capillary high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometric method for the quantification of bisphenol A in air samples. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:3468-72. [PMID: 16261642 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a toxic industrial chemical that affects the endocrine system even at low concentrations. A new method, based on capillary high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS/MS) analysis, has been developed to determine BPA in atmospheric samples. The method involves collection of air samples (typically 2 m(3)) on glass fiber filters, with ultrasonic extraction and sample concentration under vacuum before analysis. HPLC analysis was performed isocratically at a flow rate of 10 microL min(-1) using a capillary reversed-phase column and MS/MS analysis in negative ion multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, using BPA-d(16) as internal standard. The present method provides linear response in the range 0.007-3.5 microg/filter (R(2) > 0.999) and is characterized by high accuracy (mean bias 2%) and good reproducibility (mean RSD 5%). High sensitivity (LOD = 2 ng/m(3) based on 2 m(3) of air collected), specificity, and speed of the analysis make the present method suitable for routine determination of BPA in the atmosphere, both for ambient and personnel monitoring.
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- Laura Sabatini
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Palagi 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
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Carabias-Martínez R, Rodríguez-Gonzalo E, Revilla-Ruiz P. Determination of weakly acidic endocrine-disrupting compounds by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry with post-column base addition. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1056:131-8. [PMID: 15595542 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.06.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A sensitive analytical method based on liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) has been developed for the determination of seven endocrine-disrupting compounds: 4-n-nonylphenol (NP), 4-tert-butylphenol (t-BP), bisphenol A (BPA), 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP), 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (TCP), pentachlorophenol (PCP) and 4-tert-butylbenzoic acid (BBA) in water samples. To achieve a good LC separation, acidification of the LC mobile phase was necessary, but this led to MS signal suppression for the less acidic compounds. In order to enhance the sensitivity for these analytes, post-column addition of different bases such as ammonia, trimethylamine, and 1,8-diazabicyclo-(5,4,0)undec-7-en (DBU) was evaluated. The post-column addition of base is proposed here to raise effluent pH, helping in the ionisation process of the compounds with higher pKa values (t-BP, BPA, DCP and NP). The use of DBU, diluted in MeOH, proved to be the most efficient post-column reagent for enhancing the MS signal. The signal-to-noise ratios for t-BP and NP increased by more than 200-fold and 35-fold, respectively, whereas for DCP and BPA an increase of about 10-fold was achieved. This strategy permitted direct determination of the seven compounds at low ppb levels. For application to real water samples, an extraction and preconcentration step using the solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique was carried out. The applicability of three solid-phase materials--Bond Elut C18, and two polymeric sorbents: LiChrolut EN and Oasis HLB--and the optimization of other SPE parameters such as the elution solvent and sample volume used, were studied in order to maximize extraction efficiency. Oasis HLB provided the best results, obtaining--with the proposed SPE procedure--satisfactory percentage recoveries for all compounds (70-110%) with the exception of NP, for which a recovery of 54% was achieved. Application of the whole method, SPE-LC-(ESI)-MS, to natural waters permitted low nanogram-per-liter determination of all seven compounds.
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- R Carabias-Martínez
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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Dempsey E, Diamond D, Collier A. Development of a biosensor for endocrine disrupting compounds based on tyrosinase entrapped within a poly(thionine) film. Biosens Bioelectron 2004; 20:367-77. [PMID: 15308243 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2003] [Revised: 02/10/2004] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Preparation of semiconducting films by electropolymerisation of a monomer which is itself a redox mediator is an attractive and simple method for biosensor fabrication. A polymeric film of the redox dye thionine (phenothiazine) enables the stable immobilisation of polyphenol oxidase (tyrosinase) while acting as mediator for the enzymatic process. The immobilisation method is based on an inner crosslinked tyrosinase layer which contains thionine with an electropolymerised film of poly(thionine) on top. This method gave the most stable redox couple for poly(thionine) and exhibited the greatest response stability. The sensor was tested using a range of synthetic oestrogens and phenolic compounds, which are suspected endocrine disruptors/oestrogen mimics. The device responded well to all compounds tested with limits of detection ranging from 1 to 23 microM (based on three times S/N ratio). The tyrosinase/poly(thionine) electrode response to phenol was 3 orders of magnitude greater than the unmediated response in the absence of poly(thionine).
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- Eithne Dempsey
- Department of Applied Science, Electrochemical Technology Research Centre, Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland.
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Kawaguchi M, Inoue K, Sakui N, Ito R, Izumi SI, Makino T, Okanouchi N, Nakazawa H. Stir bar sorptive extraction and thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the measurement of 4-nonylphenol and 4-tert-octylphenol in human biological samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 799:119-25. [PMID: 14659443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Alkylphenols, 4-nonylphenol (NP) and 4-tert-octylphenol (OP), in human urine and plasma samples were analyzed using stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) in combination with thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS). The method involved correction by stable isotopically labeled surrogate standards, 4-(1-methyl)octylphenol-d5 (m-OP-d5) and deuterium 4-tert-octylphenol (OP-d). A biological sample was extracted for 60 min at room temperature (25 degrees C) using a stir bar coated with a 500 microm thick polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. Then, the stir bar was analyzed by TD-GC-MS in the selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode without any derivatization step. The average recoveries in human urine and plasma samples spiked with NP and OP at levels of 0.5 and 10 ng ml-1 were between 95.8 and 99.8% with correction using the added surrogate standards. The limits of quantitation were 0.2 ng ml-1 for NP and 0.02 ng ml-1 for OP. We measured the background levels of NP and OP in five human urine and three human plasma samples from healthy volunteers. NP and OP were not detected in all human urine samples (N.D. < 0.2 ng ml-1 for NP, and N.D. < 0.02 ng ml-1 for OP). However, 0.2-0.3 ng ml-1 for NP and 0.1-0.2 ng ml-1 for OP in human plasma samples were observed by this method.
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- Migaku Kawaguchi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Shareef A, Parnis CJ, Angove MJ, Wells JD, Johnson BB. Suitability of N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide and N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide as derivatization reagents for the determination of the estrogens estrone and 17α-ethinylestradiol by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1026:295-300. [PMID: 14763757 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2003.10.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This paper describes apreviously unreported problem with the use of N,O-bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) and N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) to derivatise the natural hormone estrone (E1) and the synthetic estrogen 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2). The resulting trimethylsilyl (TMS) and t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBS) derivatives of EE2 were partially converted to their respective El derivatives. Therefore, these reagents may not be suitable for simultaneous determination of estrogens in environmental samples, which raises questions about the reliability of results from some earlier studies.
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- Ali Shareef
- Colloid and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, La Trobe University, PO Box 199, Bendigo, Vic. 3552, Australia.
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Navarro-Villoslada F, Vicente BS, Moreno-Bondi MC. Application of multivariate analysis to the screening of molecularly imprinted polymers for bisphenol A. Anal Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(03)00766-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Regan F, Moran A, Fogarty B, Dempsey E. Novel modes of capillary electrophoresis for the determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals. J Chromatogr A 2003; 1014:141-52. [PMID: 14558620 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(03)01036-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis and usage of a wide range of organic chemicals has increased dramatically over the last five decades. These compounds sometimes termed endocrine disrupting chemicals include agricultural pesticides, industrial solvents, dyes, plasticisers, detergents and heat exchangers. Concerns have been raised about the potential adverse effects of these compounds on humans and wildlife species. Our objectives are to develop a method to identify, using novel capillary electrophoretic techniques, the endocrine disrupting compounds that are reported to be present in environmental samples. The CE modes, capillary zone electrophoresis, micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC), cyclodextrin-modified MEKC (CD-MEKC) and electroosmotic flow-suppressed CD-MEKC were investigated for the determination of a range of endocrine disrupting chemical compounds. This paper shows some initial results obtained.
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- Fiona Regan
- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Fogarty B, Dempsey E, Regan F. Potential of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography for the separation of priority endocrine disrupting compounds. J Chromatogr A 2003; 1014:129-39. [PMID: 14558619 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(03)01039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This work examines the potential of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography for the separation of several priority endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). The optimised microemulsion system comprised 25 mM phosphate buffer pH 2, 80 mM octane, 900 mM butanol, 200 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate and was further modified with 20% propanol. The use of a low pH buffer resulted in the suppression of electroosmotic flow within the capillary. Reversal of the conventional electrode polarity resulted in faster migration of hydrophobic compounds. Test analytes included the octylphenol, nonylphenol and nonylphenol diethoxylate, which are breakdown products of the alkylphenolic detergents. The synthetic oestrogens diethylstilbestrol and ethynyloestradiol were also included in the separation along with the plastic monomer bisphenol-A. Test analytes were selected due to their reported presence in environmental samples namely industrial and domestic wastewater treatment effluents and sludges. Using the optimised method a separation of six EDCs was achieved within 15 min. The optimised method was then applied to the analysis of a spiked wastewater influent sample with UV detection of all six compounds at 214 nm.
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- B Fogarty
- Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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