A new pretreatment and improved method for determination of selected estrogens in high matrix solid sewage samples by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-55

  Chen, Qingcai ^a   Shi, Jianghong ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Liu, Xiaowei ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous alkali extraction; Estrogen; LC MS MS; Matrix effect; Optimization of pretreatment method; Solid samples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861662496     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Petrovic M., Eljarrat E., Lopez de Alda M.J., Barceló D. Endocrine disrupting compounds and other emerging contaminants in the environment: a survey on new monitoring strategies and occurrence data. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2004, 378:549-562.
2. Hibberd A., Maskaoui K., Zhang Z., Zhou J.L. An improved method for the simultaneous analysis of phenolic and steroidal estrogens in water and sediment. Talanta 2009, 77:1315-1321.
3. Fernandez M.P., Campbell P.M., Ikonomou M.G., Devlin R.H. Assessment of environmental estrogens and the intersex/sex reversal capacity for chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in primary and final municipal wastewater effluents. Environ. Int. 2007, 33:391-396.
4. Travison T.G., Araujo A.B., O'Donnell A.B., Kupelian V., McKinlay J.B. A population-level decline in serum testosterone levels in American men. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2007, 92:196-202.
5. Aoki J.Y., Nagae M., Takao Y., Hara A., Lee Y.D., Yeo I.K., Lim B.S., Parkf C.B., Soyano K. Survey of contamination of estrogenic chemicals in Japanese and Korean coastal waters using the wild grey mullet Mugil cephalus. Sci. Total. Environ. 2010, 408:660-665.
6. Lei B., Huang S., Zhou Y.Q., Wang D.H., Wang Z.J. Levels of six estrogens in water and sediment from three rivers in Tianjin area, China. Chemosphere 2009, 76:36-42.
7. Robinson B.J., Hui J.P.M., Soo E.C., Hellou J. Estrogenic compounds in seawater and sediment from Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2009, 28:18-25.
8. Cao J.L., Shi J.H., Han R., Li Y.X., Yang Z.F. Seasonal variations in the occurrence and distribution of estrogens and pharmaceuticals in the Zhangweinanyun River System. Chin. Sci. Bull. 2010, 55:3138-3144.
9. Hutchins S.R., White M.V., Hudson F.M., Fine D.D. Analysis of lagoon samples from different concentrated animal feeding operations for estrogens and estrogen conjugates. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41:738-744.
10. Gadd J.B., Tremblay L.A., Northcott G.L. Steroid estrogens, conjugated estrogens and estrogenic activity in farm dairy shed effluents. Environ. Pollut. 2010, 158:730-736.
11. Gómez M.J., Petrović M., Fernández-Albaa A.R., Barceló D. Determination of pharmaceuticals of various therapeutic classes by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis in hospital effluent wastewaters. J. Chromatogr. A 2006, 1114:224-233.
12. Yu Y.Y., Huang Q.X., Cui J.L., Zhang K., Tang C.M., Peng X.Z. Determination of pharmaceuticals, steroid hormones, and endocrine-disrupting personal care products in sewage sludge by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2011, 399:891-902.
13. Ribeiro C., Tiritan M.E., Rocha E., Rocha M.J. Seasonal and spatial distribution of several endocrine-disrupting compounds in the Douro River Estuary, Portugal. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2009, 56:1-11.
14. Duong C.N., Ra J.S., Cho J., Kim S.D., Choi H.K., Park J.H., Kim K.W., Inam E., Kim S.D. Estrogenic chemicals and estrogenicity in river waters of South Korea and seven Asian countries. Chemosphere 2010, 78:286-293.
15. Kumar V., Nakada N., Yasojima M., Yamashita N., Johnson A.C., Tanaka H. Rapid determination of free and conjugated estrogen in different water matrices by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Chemosphere 2009, 77:1440-1446.
16. Tso J., Aga D.S. A systematic investigation to optimize simultaneous extraction and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis of estrogens and their conjugated metabolites in milk. J. Chromatogr. A 2010, 1217:4784-4795.
17. Zhao Z., Knowlton K.F., Love N.G., Fang Y. The Removal of Estrogens in Different Dairy Manure Treatments, Virginia Water Resources Research Center Symposium 2007, 40-45. Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg.
18. Schwarzenbach R.P., Gschwend P.M., Imboden D.M. Environmental Organic Chemistry 2003, John Wiley & Sons Inc, Hoboken.
19. Nieto A., Borrull F., Pocurull E., Marce R.M. Determination of natural and synthetic estrogens and their conjugates in sewage sludge by pressurized liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J. Chromatogr. A 2008, 1213:224-230.
20. Lai K.M., Johnson K.L., Scrimshaw M.D., Lester J.N. Binding of waterborne steroid estrogens to solid phases in river and estuarine systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2000, 34:3890-3894.
21. Hu J.Y., Aizawab T. Quantitative structure-activity relationships for estrogen receptor binding affinity of phenolic chemicals. Water Res. 2003, 37:1213-1222.
22. Campbell C.G., Borglin S.E., Green F.B., Grayson A., Wozei E., Stringfellow W.T. Biologically directed environmental monitoring, fate, and transport of estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds in water: a review. Chemosphere 2006, 65:1265-1280.
23. Ahel M., Giger W. Aqueous solubility of alkylphenols and alkylphenol polyethoxylates. Chemosphere 1993, 26:1461-1470.
24. Yananoto H., Liljestrand H.M., Shimizu Y.S., Morita M. Effects of physical-chemical characteristics on the sorption of selected endocrine disruptors by dissolved organic matter surrogates. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37:2646-2657.
25. Schafer A.I., Nghiem L.D., Waite T.D. Removal of the natural hormone estrone from aqueous solutions using nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37:182-188.
26. 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, 1056:131-138.
27. Ternes T.A., Andersen H., Gilberg D., Bonerz M. Determination of estrogens in sludge and sediments by liquid extraction and GC/MS/MS. Anal. Chem. 2002, 74:3498-3504.
28. Gomes R.L., Avcioglu E., Scrimshaw M.D., Lester J.N. Steroid-estrogen determination in sediment and sewage sludge: a critique of sample preparation and chromatographic/mass spectrometry considerations, incorporating a case study in method development. TrAC Trends Anal. Chem. 2004, 23:737-744.
29. Kolpin D.W., Furlong E.T., Meyer M.T., Thurman E.M., Zaugg S.D., Barber L.B., Buxton H.T. Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: a national reconnaissance. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36:1202-1211.
30. Soliman M.A., Pedersen J.A., Suffet I.H. Rapid gas chromatography-mass spectrometry screening method for human pharmaceuticals, hormones, antioxidants and plasticizers in water. J. Chromatogr. A 2004, 1029:223-237.
31. Chen X.H., Wang Q.J. Solid Phase Extraction Technology and Application 2010, 62-66. Science Publishing Company, Beijing.
32. Gabet-Giraud V., Miege C., Herbreteau B., Hernandez-Raquet G., Coquery M. Development and validation of an analytical method by LC-MS/MS for the quantification of estrogens in sewage sludge. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2010, 396:1841-1851.
33. Matějíčeka D., Kubáň V. Enhancing sensitivity of liquid chromatographic/ion-trap tandem mass spectrometric determination of estrogens by on-line pre-column derivatization. J. Chromatogr. A 2008, 1192:248-253.
34. Hashimoto T., Murakami T. Removal and degradation characteristics of natural and synthetic estrogens by activated sludge in batch experiments. Water Res. 2009, 43:573-582.
35. Zheng W., Yates S.R., Bradford S.A. Analysis of steroid hormones in a typical dairy waste disposal system. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42:530-535.
36. Labadie P., Budzinski H. Determination of steroidal hormone profiles along the Jalle d'Eysines River (near Bordeaux, France). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39:5113-5120.
37. Hernando M.D., Mezcua M., Gómez M.J., Malato O., Agüera A., Fernández-Alba A.R. Comparative study of analytical methods involving gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after derivatization and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of selected endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewaters. J. Chromatogr. A 2004, 1047:129-135.
38. Vanderford B.J., Pearson R.A., Rexing D.J., Snyder S.A. Analysis of endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2003, 75:6265-6274.
39. Bowman J.C., Zhou J.L., Readman J.W. Sediment-water interactions of natural oestrogens under estuarine conditions. Mar. Chem. 2002, 77:263-276.