A new on-line solid phase extraction high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method to study the sun light photodegradation of mono-chloroanilines in river water

Fabio GOSETTI, U CHIUMINATTO, D ZAMPIERI, E MAZZUCCO, Emilio MARENGO, GENNARO MC

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Abstract

The study investigates the natural photodegradation pathway of mono-chloroanilines in river waters, with the aim to identify the predominant photoproducts formed. At this purpose a new sensitive on-line SPE HPLC-MS/MS method has been developed with LOQ values equal or lower than the legal threshold concentration levels allowed for mono-chloroanilines in waters. The degradation processes of o-, m- and p-chloroaniline have been investigated subjecting their solutions, prepared both in ultrapure and in river water, to sun light irradiation simulated by a solar box system. The SPE HPLC-MS/MS methodology allowed to evaluate the degradation kinetics, to identify the predominant photodegradation products and to propose the chemical structures. Two photoproducts (aniline and 3-aminophenol), for which standards are available, have also been quantified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3427-3434
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Chromatography A
Volume1217
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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