Triclosan determination in water related to wastewater treatment

Jian Lin Wu, Ng Pak Lam, Dieter Martens, Antonius Kettrup, Zongwei CAI*

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Abstract

Triclosan in the waste, river and sea water samples collected in Hong Kong was analyzed by using gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry method. 13C12-triclosan was used as internal standard for the quantitative analysis. Water samples were prepared and cleaned-up by using a C18 solid-phase extraction cartridge. The recoveries of triclosan in spiked coastal water at three different concentrations ranged from 83 to 110%. The method detection limit was 0.25 ng/L for triclosan in 1-L water and the relative standard deviations and relative error were less than 11.0 and 12.3%, respectively (n = 3). The method was successfully applied to analyze water samples collected from rivers, coastal water bodies and wastewater treatment plants at ng/L levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1650-1654
Number of pages5
JournalTalanta
Volume72
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2007

User-Defined Keywords

  • Coastal water
  • Gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry
  • River water
  • Triclosan
  • Wastewater

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