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Quality assesment for the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples

Abstract

The aim of this work was to optimise a relevant methodology for the ultratrace analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples. In order to carry out the study, different strategies including the elaboration of quality control samples, parallel sample analysis, control blanks and a number of quality assurance measures were implemented as analytical current practices. Some of the main drawbacks in the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in these kind of samples come from two conflicting aspects: the small sample size and the low levels expected to be found. Taking this into account, an unavoidable compromise between the sample amount and the minimum analytical requirements, mainly the detection limit (LOD), is mandatory. To reach this goal C{sub 18} solid phase extraction was used to remove the analytes from the matrix. Clean up was performed by solid-liquid adsorption chromatography using a variety of adsorbents. Instrumental analysis was achieved by high-resolution gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). Finally, the optimised methodology was applied to evaluate the potential impact in general population living in the surroundings of an obsolete municipal waste incinerator plant (MWI). Thus, more than 400 individuals serum samples potentially exposed to the emission of the incinerator and people not  More>>
Authors:
Perez, F; [1]  Abad, E; Llerena, J J; Caixach, J; Rivera, J
  1. IIQAB-CSIC, Barcelona (Spain). Dept. of Ecotechnologies, Lab. of Dioxins
Publication Date:
Sep 15, 2004
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
ETDE-DE-1546
Resource Relation:
Conference: Dioxin 2004: 24. international symposium on halogenated environmental organic pollutants and POPs, Berlin (Germany), 6-10 Sep 2004; Related Information: In: Dioxin 2004: 24. international symposium on halogenated environmental organic pollutants and POPs. Proceedings, Organohalogen Compounds v. 66, 4035 pages.
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE AMOUNTS; BLOOD SERUM; DIOXIN; FURANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SENSITIVITY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLIDS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE INCINERATORS
Sponsoring Organizations:
Bundesmin. fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Bonn (Germany)
OSTI ID:
20827894
Research Organizations:
Technische Univ. Berlin (Germany). Inst. fuer Technischen Umweltschutz
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 3-928379-30-5; TRN: DE07G1625
Availability:
Available as CD-ROM; www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/20827894-KSal9d/; Commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE20827894
Submitting Site:
DE
Size:
page(s) 533-540
Announcement Date:
Jan 29, 2007

Citation Formats

Perez, F, Abad, E, Llerena, J J, Caixach, J, and Rivera, J. Quality assesment for the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples. Germany: N. p., 2004. Web.
Perez, F, Abad, E, Llerena, J J, Caixach, J, & Rivera, J. Quality assesment for the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples. Germany.
Perez, F, Abad, E, Llerena, J J, Caixach, J, and Rivera, J. 2004. "Quality assesment for the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples." Germany.
@misc{etde_20827894,
title = {Quality assesment for the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples}
author = {Perez, F, Abad, E, Llerena, J J, Caixach, J, and Rivera, J}
abstractNote = {The aim of this work was to optimise a relevant methodology for the ultratrace analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in individual human serum samples. In order to carry out the study, different strategies including the elaboration of quality control samples, parallel sample analysis, control blanks and a number of quality assurance measures were implemented as analytical current practices. Some of the main drawbacks in the analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs in these kind of samples come from two conflicting aspects: the small sample size and the low levels expected to be found. Taking this into account, an unavoidable compromise between the sample amount and the minimum analytical requirements, mainly the detection limit (LOD), is mandatory. To reach this goal C{sub 18} solid phase extraction was used to remove the analytes from the matrix. Clean up was performed by solid-liquid adsorption chromatography using a variety of adsorbents. Instrumental analysis was achieved by high-resolution gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). Finally, the optimised methodology was applied to evaluate the potential impact in general population living in the surroundings of an obsolete municipal waste incinerator plant (MWI). Thus, more than 400 individuals serum samples potentially exposed to the emission of the incinerator and people not exposed were considered in this study.}
place = {Germany}
year = {2004}
month = {Sep}
}