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Interlaboratory validation of an environmental monitoring method for trace analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds

dc.contributor.authorMansilha, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorGameiro, Paula
dc.contributor.authorCarina Pinho, Carina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Isabel M. P. L. V. O.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Poliana
dc.contributor.authorDomingues, Valentina
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-25T17:45:34Z
dc.date.available2013-01-25T17:45:34Z
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental pollution continues to be an emerging study field, as there are thousands of anthropogenic compounds mixed in the environment whose possible mechanisms of toxicity and physiological outcomes are of great concern. Developing methods to access and prioritize the screening of these compounds at trace levels in order to support regulatory efforts is, therefore, very important. A methodology based on solid phase extraction followed by derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis was developed for the assessment of four endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in water matrices: bisphenol A, estrone, 17b-estradiol and 17a-ethinylestradiol. The study was performed, simultaneously, by two different laboratories in order to evaluate the robustness of the method and to increase the quality control over its application in routine analysis. Validation was done according to the International Conference on Harmonisation recommendations and other international guidelines with specifications for the GC-MS methodology. Matrix-induced chromatographic response enhancement was avoided by using matrix-standard calibration solutions and heteroscedasticity has been overtaken by a weighted least squares linear regression model application. Consistent evaluation of key analytical parameters such as extraction efficiency, sensitivity, specificity, linearity, limits of detection and quantification, precision, accuracy and robustness was done in accordance with standards established for acceptance. Finally, the application of the optimized method in the assessment of the selected analytes in environmental samples suggested that it is an expedite methodology for routine analysis of EDC residues in water matrices.por
dc.identifier.citationAnal. Methods. 2012;4:3724-3732por
dc.identifier.issn1759-9660
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1039/C2AY25450F
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1157
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistrypor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/AY/C2AY25450Fpor
dc.subjectEndocrine Disrupting compoundspor
dc.subjectÁgua e Solopor
dc.titleInterlaboratory validation of an environmental monitoring method for trace analysis of endocrine disrupting compoundspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage3732por
oaire.citation.startPage3724por
oaire.citation.titleAnalytical Methodspor
oaire.citation.volume4por
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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