Monitoring of phthalates in foodstuffs using gas purge microsyringe extraction coupled with GC-MS

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 879, Issue , 2015, Pages 63-68

  He, Miao ^a   Yang, Cui ^a   Geng, Renjie ^a   Zhao, Xiangai ^a   Hong, Lian ^a   Piao, Xiangfan ^a   Chen, Tie ^a   Quinto, Maurizio ^b   Li, Donghao ^a  

^a YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Foodstuffs; Gas purge microsyringe extraction; GC MS; Liquid phase microextraction; Phthalate esters

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; NUTRITION; SOLVENTS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; FOODSTUFFS; GC-MS; LIQUID PHASE MICRO EXTRACTION; MICRO SYRINGE; PHTHALATE ESTER;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CEREAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; FAST FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS PURGE MICROSYRINGE EXTRACTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEA FOOD; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DEVICES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; CHINA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; MEAT; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84929965072     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.02.066     Document Type: Article

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