Determination of alkylphenols and alkylphenol mono- and diethoxylates in environmental samples by high-performance liquid chromatography

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Anal. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00285a018· OSTI ID:5379184

Ahel, M; Giger, W

A routine method is described for the quantitative determination of 4-nonylphenol (NP) and 4-nonylphenol mono-(NP1EO) and diethoxylate (NP2EO) in samples from wastewater and sludge treatment and from the aquatic environment. An exhaustive steam-distillation/solvent-extraction procedure was employed to enrich the analytes from aqueous and solid samples. Quantitative determinations were performed by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HP-LC) using aminosilica columns. Relative standard deviations were 3.0-4.4% in a river water containing 3.9 ..mu..g/L NP, 23.4 ..mu..g/L NP1EO, and 9.4 ..mu..g/L NP2EO. A digested sewage sludge with 1.6 g of NP/kg of dry matter was analyzed with a relative standard deviation of 3.7%. Recoveries were higher than 80%, and the estimated detection limit in water samples was 0.5 ..mu..g/L. Reversed-phase HPLC on octylsilica provided complementary qualitative data, particularly on homologous alkylphenolic compounds. Good agreement was found between quantitative determinations by HPLC and by high-resolution gas chromatography with flame ionization detection and directly coupled mass spectrometry. Municipal wastewater effluents, sewage sludges, and natural waters were analyzed to demonstrate the method's broad applicability. 19 references, 4 tables, 4 figures.

• Research Organization: Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control (EAWAG), Duebendorf, Switzerland
• OSTI ID: 5379184
• Journal Information: Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 57:8; ISSN ANCHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKOXY RADICALS
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
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ETHOXY RADICALS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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FRESH WATER
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HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
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LIQUID WASTES
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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PHENOLS
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
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SOLVENT EXTRACTION
WASTE WATER
WASTES
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