Environmental matrices effect in butyltin determinations by GC/MS

Authors

  • Italo B. Castro Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Instituto de Ciências do Mar. Santos, SP, Brazil ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Instituto de Oceanografia, Laboratório de Microcontaminantes Orgânicos e Ecotoxicologia Aquática (CONECO). Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Patrícia G. Costa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Instituto de Oceanografia, Laboratório de Microcontaminantes Orgânicos e Ecotoxicologia Aquática (CONECO). Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Ednei Gilberto Primel Escola de Química e Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG). Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
  • Gilberto Fillmann Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Instituto de Oceanografia, Laboratório de Microcontaminantes Orgânicos e Ecotoxicologia Aquática (CONECO). Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5132/eec.2015.01.08

Keywords:

Validation, Butyltin, Sediment, Biota, Matrix effect

Abstract

The present study evaluated the matrix effect associated to determination of butyltin compounds (tripropyltin (TPrT), tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT)) in sediment and mussel tissues using derivatization by Grignard reaction and quantification by gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A non-negligible matrix effect was verified for sediments (54.2, 20.3, 13.6 and -53.6 %) and mussel tissues (-12.5, -32.0, 59.4 and 65.7 %) for TPrT, TBT, DBT and MBT respectively. However, this matrix effect was prevailed by preparing the analytical curves using standard addition techniques. Thus, an analytical method was optimized and validated for a more accurate and precise determination of butyltin compounds in sediment and mussel tissue samples.

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14-08-2015

How to Cite

Castro, I. B., Costa, P. G., Primel, E. G., & Fillmann, G. (2015). Environmental matrices effect in butyltin determinations by GC/MS. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contamination, 10(1), 47–53. https://doi.org/10.5132/eec.2015.01.08

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