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Determination of Hexabromocyclododecane Diastereoisomers and Tetrabromobisphenol A in Water and Sediment by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

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A method to determine α-, β- and y-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in water and sediments was presented using solid phase extraction (SPE) and/or solvent extraction. Recoveries from sediments were approximately 100% for all the chemicals, while recoveries of α-, β- and y-HBCDs from water were dependent on the extraction method. In the case of dichloromethane (CH2Q2) extraction, recoveries of α-, β- and y-HBCD from landfill leachates were 77%, 88% and 92%, respectively. Technical difficulties in HBCD measurement are discussed in terms of the physico-chemical properties of HBCD isomers. The method was applied to landfill samples and marine sediment.

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  1. Research Center for Material Cycles, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan

    Shigeru Suzuki

  2. Environmental Conservation Division, 1-3-39 Shinomiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 254-0014, Japan

    Atsuko Hasegawa

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Suzuki, S., Hasegawa, A. Determination of Hexabromocyclododecane Diastereoisomers and Tetrabromobisphenol A in Water and Sediment by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. ANAL. SCI. 22, 469–474 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.22.469

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