Determination of Antibiotics, Pesticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Hormones in Water Bodies in Italy in Occurrence with European Watch List Mechanism by Using an UHPLC-MS/MS System: Method Validation, Quantification and Evaluations

In recent years, the quality of aquatic ecosystems has received increasing attention from European institutions. The Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/840 drafted a Watch List (WL) of compounds to be monitored in Europe. In this study, we report a method based on solid phase extraction with...

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Published in:Pollutants 2021-10, Vol.1 (4), p.207-216
Main Authors: Barreca, Salvatore, Busetto, Maddalena, Forni, Carola, Colzani, Luisa, Clerici, Laura, Daverio, Daniela, Balzamo, Stefania, Calabretta, Elisa, Peleggi, Massimo, Dellavedova, Pierluisa
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Language:English
Subjects:
amoxicillin
antibiotic determination
Antibiotics
Calibration
Chromatography
EU watch list
Herbicides
Hormones
Investigations
Laboratories
Mass spectrometry
Pesticides
Retention
Scientific imaging
ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography
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Summary:In recent years, the quality of aquatic ecosystems has received increasing attention from European institutions. The Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/840 drafted a Watch List (WL) of compounds to be monitored in Europe. In this study, we report a method based on solid phase extraction with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography, coupled with a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer (UHPLC-MS/MS) to analyze the whole water sample. The method was developed and validated for the determination of 12 listed compounds. The employment of solid-phase extraction by a horizon system ensures the analysis of the entire body of samples and minimizes sample manipulation. Different ng L−1 detection limits (from 2 to 50 ng L−1), linearities (from 2 to 500 ng L−1), accuracy (from 70 to 130%) and levels of precision (RSD less 20% at LOQs levels) were assessed to be satisfactory for quantification and confirmation at the levels of interest. The developed method was applied for quantitative analysis for Watch List compounds (with the exception of hormones) in surface water samples from different Italian sites during monitoring activities by the Regional Environmental Protection Agencies in the years 2019 and 2020.
ISSN:2673-4672
2673-4672
DOI:10.3390/pollutants1040017