PMID- 35028834 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220509 LR - 20220509 IS - 1614-7499 (Electronic) IS - 0944-1344 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 22 DP - 2022 May TI - Quantification of trace transformation products of rocket fuel unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine in sand using vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction. PG - 33645-33656 LID - 10.1007/s11356-021-17844-1 [doi] AB - Quantification of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine transformation products in solid samples is an important stage in monitoring of environmental pollution caused by heavy rockets launches. The new method for simultaneous quantification of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine transformation products in sand samples using vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction without addition of water followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is proposed. Decreasing air evacuation time from 120 to 20 s at 23 degrees C resulted in increased responses of analytes by 25-46% and allowed obtaining similar responses as after evacuation at -30 degrees C. The best combination of responses of analytes and their relative standard deviations (RSDs) was achieved after air evacuation of a sample (m = 1.00 g) for 20 s at 23 degrees C, incubation for 30 min at 40 degrees C, and 30-min extraction at 40 degrees C by Carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane (Car/PDMS) fiber. The method was validated in terms of linearity (R(2)=0.9912-0.9938), limits of detection (0.035 to 3.6 ng g(-1)), limits of quantification (0.12-12 ng g(-1)), recovery (84-97% with RSDs 1-11%), repeatability (RSDs 3-9%), and reproducibility (RSDs 7-11%). It has a number of major advantages over existing methods based on headspace solid-phase microextraction-lower detection limits, better accuracy and precision at similar or lower cost of sample preparation. The developed method was successfully applied for studying losses of analytes from open vials with model sand spiked with unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine transformation products. It can be recommended for analysis of trace concentrations of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine transformation products when studying their transformation, migration and distribution in contaminated sand. CI - (c) 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Zhakupbekova, Aray AU - Zhakupbekova A AD - Center of Physical Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 96a Tole bi Street, office 101, 050012, Almaty, Kazakhstan. AD - UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Development, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan. FAU - Baimatova, Nassiba AU - Baimatova N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0631-3425 AD - Center of Physical Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 96a Tole bi Street, office 101, 050012, Almaty, Kazakhstan. baimatova@cfhma.kz. FAU - Psillakis, Elefteria AU - Psillakis E AD - Laboratory of Aquatic Chemistry, School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece. FAU - Kenessov, Bulat AU - Kenessov B AD - Center of Physical Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 96a Tole bi Street, office 101, 050012, Almaty, Kazakhstan. LA - eng GR - AP05133158/Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan/ GR - AP09057951/Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220114 PL - Germany TA - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int JT - Environmental science and pollution research international JID - 9441769 RN - 0 (Dimethylhydrazines) RN - 0 (Sand) RN - 4WPQ90N53J (dimazine) SB - IM MH - Dimethylhydrazines/analysis MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - *Sand MH - *Solid Phase Microextraction/methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dimethylhydrazine OT - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry OT - Rocket fuel OT - Soil analysis OT - Transformation products OT - Vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction EDAT- 2022/01/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/10 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/14 06:15 PHST- 2021/03/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/14 06:15 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11356-021-17844-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11356-021-17844-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 May;29(22):33645-33656. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17844-1. Epub 2022 Jan 14.