% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded. This means that in the presence % of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older. % Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or % “biber”. @ARTICLE{Babay:61335, author = {Babay, P. A. and Ale, E. E. R. and Itria, R. F. and Becquart, E. T. and Thiele, B. and Batistoni, D. A.}, title = {{S}implified determination of lipophilic metabolites of nonylphenol ethoxylates: method development and application in aqueous samples from {B}uenos {A}ires, {A}rgentina}, journal = {Journal of environmental monitoring}, volume = {10}, issn = {1464-0325}, address = {London}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, reportid = {PreJuSER-61335}, pages = {443 - 452}, year = {2008}, note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012}, abstract = {In the present work we have developed an analytical methodology for the determination of nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol mono- and di-ethoxylates (NP1EO and NP2EO) in water samples. The applicability of this methodology was proved by means of the analysis of environmentally relevant aqueous samples from Buenos Aires. This constitutes a starting point for a rigorous assessment of the incidence of NPnEO surfactants in Argentina, as only very few, qualitative or semi-quantitative data on the occurrence of these compounds in local systems were available up to this time. Enrichment of the analytes was carried out by solid-phase extraction on a C-18 sorbent, followed by elution with ethyl acetate. Normal-phase high performance liquid chromatography on an amino-silica column and fluorescence detection at excitation-emission wavelengths of 230-300 nm were employed for separation and quantification of the analytes. Confirmation of peak assignment in selected real samples was performed by off-line coupling HPLC with GC-MS analysis. A non-polar GC capillary column was used, and a characteristic peak pattern was obtained for the alkyl chain isomers of each ethoxylated homologue and NP. GC-MS analyses yielded in all cases purity levels higher than $80\%$ for the HPLC collected fractions. The elevated concentrations found for the estrogenic metabolites of NPnEO are in accordance with an unrestricted use of this class of non-ionic surfactants in the country.}, keywords = {Argentina / Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Environmental Monitoring: methods / Ethylene Glycols: analysis / Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Solid Phase Extraction / Surface-Active Agents: analysis / Water Pollutants, Chemical: analysis / Ethylene Glycols (NLM Chemicals) / Surface-Active Agents (NLM Chemicals) / Water Pollutants, Chemical (NLM Chemicals) / terics (NLM Chemicals) / J (WoSType)}, cin = {ICG-3}, ddc = {333.7}, cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICG-3-20090406}, pnm = {Terrestrische Umwelt}, pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK407}, shelfmark = {Chemistry, Analytical / Environmental Sciences}, typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16}, pubmed = {pmid:18385865}, UT = {WOS:000254648300007}, doi = {10.1039/b717942a}, url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/61335}, }