Desenvolvimento e aplicação de método GC-MS/MS para análise simultânea de 17 HPAs em material particulado atmosférico
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2008-12-01
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Editora Unesp
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Os hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPAs) estão associados ao aumento da incidência de diversos tipos de cânceres no homem. Essas moléculas são formadas principalmente na queima incompleta de matéria orgânica, sendo encontradas em todos os compartimentos ambientais. Órgãos regulamentadores das áreas ambiental e de saúde ocupacional consideram 17 HPAs como contaminantes atmosféricos prioritários. Este trabalho apresenta um método para análise simultânea destes HPAs utilizando-se a cromatografia a gás acoplada à espectrometria de massas operando no modo tandem (GC-MS/MS). Os limites de detecção e quantificação do método mostraram-se até 5 vezes inferiores aos obtidos no método GC-MS (SCAN). O método mostrou-se seletivo para análise de HPAs em extratos de amostras de material particulado atmosférico. Uma análise comparativa de dois sistemas de solventes (diclorometano/metanol 4:1 v/v e hexano/acetona 1:1 v/v) para a extração de HPAs, utilizando amostras de material particulado atmosférico, revelou que ambas as misturas de solventes possuem poder de extração semelhante. Os resultados sugerem que é possível realizar extração de HPAs de material particulado atmosférico em ultra-som com a mistura hexano/acetona (1:1), que é menos tóxica em relação à mistura diclorometano/metanol (4:1), bastante utilizada nestas análises, sem perdas significativas na exatidão do método.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are associated with increased incidence of various types of cancers in humans. These molecules are formed mainly in the incomplete burning of organic matter and can be found in all environmental compartments. North American regulatory agencies for environmental and occupational health areas consider 17 PAHs as air contaminants having priority. This work presents a method for simultaneous analysis of these PAHs using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, operating in tandem mode (GC-MS/MS). The limits of detection and quantification of this method were 5 times lower than that obtained with GC-MS (SCAN) method. The method was selective in analysis of PAHs from airborne particulate matter. A comparative analysis of two systems of solvents (dichloromethane/methanol (4:1 v / v) and hexane/acetone (1:1 v / v)) for PAHs extraction, using samples of airborne particulate matter, shows that both mixtures of solvents have similar extraction ability. The results pointed out that it is possible to extract PAHs from airborne particulate matter using a mixture hexane/acetone (1:1), which is less toxic in than dichloromethane/methanol (4:1), usually used in these analyses, without significant losses in the accuracy of the method.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are associated with increased incidence of various types of cancers in humans. These molecules are formed mainly in the incomplete burning of organic matter and can be found in all environmental compartments. North American regulatory agencies for environmental and occupational health areas consider 17 PAHs as air contaminants having priority. This work presents a method for simultaneous analysis of these PAHs using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, operating in tandem mode (GC-MS/MS). The limits of detection and quantification of this method were 5 times lower than that obtained with GC-MS (SCAN) method. The method was selective in analysis of PAHs from airborne particulate matter. A comparative analysis of two systems of solvents (dichloromethane/methanol (4:1 v / v) and hexane/acetone (1:1 v / v)) for PAHs extraction, using samples of airborne particulate matter, shows that both mixtures of solvents have similar extraction ability. The results pointed out that it is possible to extract PAHs from airborne particulate matter using a mixture hexane/acetone (1:1), which is less toxic in than dichloromethane/methanol (4:1), usually used in these analyses, without significant losses in the accuracy of the method.
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hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos, GC-MS/MS, material particulado atmosférico, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, GC-MS/MS, airborne particulate matter
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Eclética Química. Fundação Editora da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP, v. 33, n. 4, p. 69-78, 2008.