Chinese Journal of Chromatography ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 866-872.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2018.04025

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Rapid determination of benzidine, picric acid, carbaryl, atrazine, and deltamethrin in surface water by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

ZHANG Ming1, TANG Fangliang1, XU Jianfen1, ZHANG Wei1, CHENG Xinliang2, WANG Liqun1   

  1. 1. Hangzhou Environmental Monitoring Central Station, Hangzhou 310007, China;
    2. Chun'an Environmental Monitoring Station, Hangzhou 311700, China
  • Received:2018-04-23 Online:2018-09-08 Published:2014-08-05
  • Supported by:

    Scientific Research Fund for the Social Development of Hangzhou (Nos. 20130533B02, 20150533B08, 20160533B84).

Abstract:

A method requiring no pre-treatment steps other than filtration, using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), has been developed and applied for the rapid determination of benzidine, picric acid, carbaryl, atrazine, and deltamethrin residues in surface water. Water samples were filtered with a 0.2-μ m syringe filter for particle removal and injected directly into the UPLC instrument. The separation was performed on a Waters Acquity UPLC HSS T3 column utilizing a gradient elution program of methanol (containing 2 mmol/L ammonium acetate) and water (containing 2 mmol/L ammonium acetate) as the mobile phases at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. The detection was accomplished by multiple-reaction monitoring scanning in positive/negative ion-switching electrospray ionization mode. Good linearity was observed in the range 0.10-10.0 μ g/L or 1.00-100 μ g/L for different targets with correlation coefficients of 0.996-0.999. The limits of detection (LODs) were 0.01-0.22 μ g/L. The recoveries ranged between 81.4% and 113% at three spiked levels with relative standard deviations (n=6) between 0.84% and 14.0%. The developed method was applied to the analysis of surface waters (river water and reservoir water) from Hangzhou; atrazine and deltamethrin were detected in part of the analyzed samples. This proposed method was characterized by high sensitivity and precision, extensive analytical range, and a high analytical rate, and showed suitability for the analysis of the five named pollutants in surface water.

Key words: atrazine, benzidine, carbaryl, deltamethrin, picric acid, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), water

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