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High-throughput multi-residue quantification of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewaters enabled using direct injection liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Ng, Keng Tiong orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2943-6727, Rapp Wright, Helena, Egli, Melanie, Hartmann, Alicia, Steele, Joshua C., Sosa-Hernández, Juan Eduardo orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5441-4768, Melchor-Martínez, Elda M. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5434-2765, Jacobs, Matthew orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2069-4030, White, Blánaid orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2982-8752, Regan, Fiona orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-8273-9970, Parra-Saldivar, Roberto, Couchman, Lewis, Halden, Rolf U. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5232-7361 and Barron, Leon orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5986-3853 (2020) High-throughput multi-residue quantification of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewaters enabled using direct injection liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 398 . ISSN 0304-3894

Abstract
Arapid quantitative method for 135 contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in untreated wastewater enabled with direct injection liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry is presented. All compounds were analysed within 5min on a short biphenyl cartridge using only 10μL of filtered sample per injection. Up to 76 compounds were monitored simultaneously during the gradient (including mostly two transitions per compound and stable isotope-labelled analogues) while yielding > 10 data points per peak. Evaluation of seven solid phase extraction sorbents showed no advantage for wastewater matrix removal. Excellent linearity, range, accuracy and precision was achieved for most compounds. Matrix effects were<11 % and detection limits were<30ng L−1 on average. Application to untreated wastewater samples from three wastewater treatment works in the UK, USA and Mexico, enabled quantification of 56 compounds. Banned and EU ‘watch-list’ substances are critically discussed, including pesticides, macrolide antibiotics, diclofenac, illicit drugs as well as multiple pharmaceuticals and biocides. This high-throughput method sets a new standard for the speedy and confident determination of over a hundred CECs in wastewater at the part-per-trillion level, as demonstrated by performing over 260 injections per day.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 122933
Uncontrolled Keywords:Wastewater; Direct injection; LC–MS/MS; Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:Physical Sciences > Analytical chemistry
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Initiatives and Centres > Water Institute
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/
Copyright Information:© 2020 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY 4.0)
Funders:Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/P005187/1), Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes (GCSO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland (funded under the EPA Research Programme 2014-2020, Ref. 2017-W-MS).
ID Code:27491
Deposited On:05 Aug 2022 10:37 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 29 Feb 2024 12:41
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