Issue 12, 2018

Determination of polar organic micropollutants in surface and pore water by high-resolution sampling-direct injection-ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Abstract

Hyporheic zones (HZs) are dynamic and complex transition regions between rivers and aquifers which are thought to play an important role in the attenuation of environmental micropollutants. Non-steady state and small-scale hyporheic processes which affect micropollutants in the HZ are poorly characterized due to limitations in existing analytical methodologies. In this work we developed a method for high spatio-temporal resolution analysis of polar organic micropollutants (POMs) in hyporheic pore- and surface waters by combining (semi-) automatic low volume sampling techniques with direct-injection ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The method is capable of quantifying 25 parent compounds and 18 transformation products (TPs) using only 0.4 mL of water and few preparation steps. Application of the method to both surface and pore water revealed significant (i.e. > an order of magnitude) differences in POM concentrations over small time and spatial scales (i.e. < a few hours and tens of cm, respectively). Guanylurea, a TP of the antidiabetic drug metformin was detected at unprecedentedly high concentrations. Collectively, this method is suitable for in situ characterization of POMs at high spatial and temporal resolution and with minimal disturbance of natural flow paths and infiltration of surface water.

Graphical abstract: Determination of polar organic micropollutants in surface and pore water by high-resolution sampling-direct injection-ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Aug 2018
Accepted
11 Oct 2018
First published
12 Oct 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2018,20, 1716-1727

Determination of polar organic micropollutants in surface and pore water by high-resolution sampling-direct injection-ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

M. Posselt, A. Jaeger, J. L. Schaper, M. Radke and J. P. Benskin, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2018, 20, 1716 DOI: 10.1039/C8EM00390D

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