Analytical methods for the determination of mixtures of bisphenols and derivatives in human and environmental exposure sources and biological fluids. A review

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 908, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-53

  Caballero Casero, N ^a   Lunar, L ^a   Rubio, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Bisphenol diglycidyl ethers; Bisphenols; Chromatography mass spectrometry; Halogenated bisphenols; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXTURES; PHENOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTROMETRY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BISPHENOLS; CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY (LC MS/MS);

CHROMATOGRAPHY;

,4' (1 METHYLETHYLIDENE)BIS[2 CHLOROPHENOL]; 1,1' BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 1 PHENYL ETHANE; 1,1' BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL) CYCLOHEXANE; 1,4 BIS(2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 2 PROPYL)BENZENE; 2 CHLORO 4 [1 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 1 METHYLETHYL]PHENOL; 2 [4 (2,3 DIHYDROXYPROPYLOXY)PHENYL] 2 [4 (GLYCIDYLOXY)PHENYL]PROPANE; 2 [4 (3 CHLORO 2 HYDROXYPROPYLOXY)PHENYL] 2 [4 (2,3 DIHYDROXYPROPYLOXY)PHENYL]PROPANE; 2 [4 (3 CHLORO 2 HYDROXYPROPYLOXY)PHENY] 2 [4 (GLYCIDYLOXY)PHENYL]PROPANE; 2,2' BIS(4 GLYCIDYLOXYPHENYL)PROPAN; 2,2' BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL)BUTANE; 2,2' BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL)HEXAFLUOROPROPANE; 2,2' BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPANE; 2,2' BIS[4 (2,3 DIHYDROXYPROPOXY)PHENYL]PROPANE; 2,2' BIS[4 (3 CHLORO 2 HYDROXYPROPOXY)PHENYL]PROPANE; 2,6 DICHLORO 4 [1 (3 CHLORO 4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 1 METHYLETHYL]PHENOL; 2,6 DICHLORO 4 [1 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 1 METHYLETHYL]PHENOL; 4,4' (1 METHYLETHYLIDENE)BIS[2,6 DICHLORO PHENOL]; 4,4' DIHYDROXYDIPHENYLMETHANE; 4,4' ETHYLIDENEBISPHENOL; BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL)SULFONE; BISPHENOL DERIVATIVE; BIS[4 (2,3 DIHYDROXYPROPOXY)PHENYL]METHANE; BIS[4 (3 CHLORO 2 HYDROXYPROPOXY)PHENYL]METHANE; BIS[4 (GLYCIDYLOXY)PHENYL]METHANE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; DRUG MIXTURE; POLLUTANT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL IONIZATION; BEVERAGE; BIOASSAY; BODY FLUID; BREAST MILK; COLOSTRUM; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROSPRAY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD PACKAGING; HAZARD INDEX; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PLACENTA; PLASMA; POINT DEPARTURE INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXIC EQUIVALENCE FACTOR; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; URINE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG MIXTURE; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BODY FLUIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COMPLEX MIXTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; PHENOLS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84955635383     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.12.034     Document Type: Review

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