PMID- 22546198 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121017 LR - 20161125 IS - 1873-376X (Electronic) IS - 1570-0232 (Linking) VI - 898 DP - 2012 Jun 1 TI - Simultaneous determination of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalate esters in human adipose tissue by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. PG - 38-52 LID - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.04.012 [doi] AB - This paper describes a method for the simultaneous determination of 284 environmental contaminants, including 57 pesticides, 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 209 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 3 phthalate esters (PAEs), in adipose tissue samples. For the first time, a gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) method following a homogenised extraction using acetonitrile and purification by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was used. Various performance characteristics, such as the limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), linear range, recovery and precision, were determined for each analyte. The LOD for most analytes was below 0.01 mg/kg. The recoveries and relative standard deviations (RSDs) were determined by spiking untreated samples with the analytes at the LOQ, 2xLOQ and 4xLOQ levels. The average recovery for most pesticides was between 70% and 120% and the precision values, expressed as RSD, were all below 20.4% (n=6). This method may provide an efficient tool for evaluating the extent of exposure to organic contaminants using human adipose tissue. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Na AU - Wang N AD - Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing 210042, China. wangna@nies.org FAU - Kong, Deyang AU - Kong D FAU - Shan, Zhengjun AU - Shan Z FAU - Shi, Lili AU - Shi L FAU - Cai, Daoji AU - Cai D FAU - Cao, Yanzhong AU - Cao Y FAU - Liu, Yongming AU - Liu Y FAU - Pang, Guofang AU - Pang G LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120415 PL - Netherlands TA - J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci JT - Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences JID - 101139554 RN - 0 (Pesticides) RN - 0 (Phthalic Acids) RN - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/*chemistry MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Pesticides/*analysis MH - Phthalic Acids/*analysis MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis MH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Sensitivity and Specificity MH - Swine MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry EDAT- 2012/05/02 06:00 MHDA- 2012/10/18 06:00 CRDT- 2012/05/02 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/04/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/04/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/05/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/05/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [medline] AID - S1570-0232(12)00226-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.04.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2012 Jun 1;898:38-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.04.012. Epub 2012 Apr 15.