Simultaneous determination of endocrine-disrupting phenols and steroid estrogens in sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

J Chromatogr A. 2006 May 26;1116(1-2):51-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.03.017. Epub 2006 Mar 30.

Abstract

A simple and effective method has been developed to simultaneously determine endocrine-disrupting phenolic xenoestrogens and steroid estrogens in sediment by using ultra-sonicated extraction in combination with silica gel fractionation, derivatization with pentafluropropionic anhydride, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in selected ion monitoring mode (SIM). Satisfactory recoveries have been obtained for phenolic xenoestrogens and steroid estrogens. The method enables the determination of targets at concentrations of lower nanogram-per-gram in sediments. The method has been successfully applied to the sediments collected from Pearl River Estuary (PRE), South China Sea, China. Nonylphenol and bisphenol-A (BPA) were detected in the range from 204.2 to 664.5 ng/g and 0.6 to 4.0 ng/g, respectively. None of the estrogens were found in the sediment samples.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Calibration
  • Endocrine Disruptors / analysis*
  • Estrogens / analysis*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Geologic Sediments / chemistry*
  • Phenols / analysis*
  • Reference Standards
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Estrogens
  • Phenols
  • nonylphenol
  • bisphenol A