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Li W, Ma W, Yang Y, He H, Chen B. Enhanced detection of monoiodoacetic acid at ng/L level by ion chromatography with novel derivatization-free pretreatment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 467:133729. [PMID: 38335611 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
Abstract
Concerns have recently arisen regarding the formation of carcinogenic and genotoxic iodinated haloacetic acids (HAAs), such as monoiodoacetic acid (MIAA), during the disinfection of iodine-containing water with chloramine. Existing detection methods for MIAA rely on either labor-intensive derivatization operations or expensive instruments, making analysis challenging. To bypass these issues, this study proposed a novel two-step liquid-liquid extraction strategy to enrich MIAA and then pioneered the integration of common ion chromatography (IC) with an ultraviolet detector to measure trace MIAA precisely. This novel approach achieved a remarkable 155.6-fold enrichment of MIAA and significantly reduced the need for water and chemicals, hence enhancing its efficiency and environmental friendliness. Besides, this method effectively removed coexisting anions and separated MIAA from other interferents by adjusting IC column and eluent conditions. The method detection limit of MIAA is an impressive 21.44 ng/L, and the recoveries in synthetic and real water samples ranged from 85 to 113%, with maximum deviations of 7.59%. We validated the reliability of our approach by comparing it with the USEPA 552.3 method. In conclusion, this IC-based method proves to be a robust and environment-benign solution for detecting trace MIAA in complex water components.
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- Wenyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Li J, Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Bian Y, Hu C, Wang ZH, Feng XS. Haloacetic Acids in the Aquatic Environment. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2022.2141649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jie Li
- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Pei-ching 100021, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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Ma W, Li W, Yang Y, Yang J, Chen B, Xie Y. Derivatization-free multi-step extraction for trace haloacetic acids analysis with ion chromatography: Performance and mechanisms. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 436:129166. [PMID: 35605503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Haloacetic acids (HAAs) are a type of disinfection byproducts commonly found in drinking water with carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic risks to humans. Currently, the analytical methods of trace HAAs are either labor-intensive or very expensive. We herein propose a facile multiple-step extraction strategy for HAAs analysis with common ion chromatography (IC). This study is based on a fundamental water chemistry principle that HAAs become protonated featuring positive logKow values (> 0.34) under pH < pKa but deprotonated featuring negative logKow values (< -2.37) under pH > pKa. By taking advantage of the species and property switches, HAAs can be extracted and enriched into methyl tert-butyl ether first at pH < 0.5 and then back-extracted into neutral water and enriched again. Equally important, interfering anions in IC chromatogram are eliminated because they have negative logKow values. Verification results show that HAAs were enriched by 11.4 times in average while interfering anions were almost eliminated (> 99%). Although similar to USEPA Method 552.3 in method detection limits (0.033-0.246 μg/L), recoveries (70%~110%), and relative standard deviations (< 9.91%), this method took ≤ 70 min to run a batch of samples without derivatization, which takes over 2 h. The methodology may be applicable to other pollutants that also have contrasting Kow values at different pH.
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- Wei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Programs, The Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA 17057, USA
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Murakami JN, Zhang X, Ye J, MacDonald AM, Pérez J, Kinniburgh DW, Kimura SY. Formation potential and analysis of 32 regulated and unregulated disinfection by-products: Two new simplified methods. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 117:209-221. [PMID: 35725072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Water disinfection is an essential process that provides safe water by inactivating pathogens that cause waterborne diseases. However, disinfectants react with organic matter naturally present in water, leading to the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs). Multi-analyte methods based on mass spectrometry (MS) are preferred to quantify multiple DBP classes at once however, most require extensive sample pre-treatment and significant resources. In this study, two analytical methods were developed for the quantification of 32 regulated and unregulated DBPs. A purge and trap (P&T) coupled with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was optimized that automated sample pre-treatment and analyzed volatile and semi-volatile compounds, including trihalomethanes (THMs), iodinated trihalomethanes (I-THMs), haloacetonitriles (HANs), haloketones (HKTs) and halonitromethanes (HNMs). LOQs were between 0.02-0.4 µg/L for most DBPs except for 8 analytes that were in the low µg/L range. A second method with liquid chromatography (LC) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) was developed for the quantification of 10 haloacetic acids (HAAs) with a simple clean-up and direct injection. The LC-MS/MS direct injection method has the lowest detection limits reported (0.2-0.5 µg/L). Both methods have a simple sample pre-treatment, which make it possible for routine analysis. Hyperchlorination and uniform formation conditions (UFC) formation potential tests with chlorine were evaluated with water samples containing high and low TOC. Hyperchlorination formation potential test maximized THMs and HAAs while UFC maximized HANs. Ascorbic acid was found to be an appropriate quencher for both analytical methods. Disinfected drinking water from four water utilities in Alberta, Canada were also evaluated.
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- Jillian N Murakami
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Alberta Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Alberta Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Alberta Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Alberta Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Shekhawat SS, Kulshreshtha NM, Vivekanand V, Gupta AB. Impact of combined chlorine and UV technology on the bacterial diversity, antibiotic resistance genes and disinfection by-products in treated sewage. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 339:125615. [PMID: 34311405 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This paper explores the effect of hybrid chlorine and UV disinfection treatment against their individual usage on microbial community, functional genes, antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and disinfection by-products (DBPs) formation. The disinfectant doses of 2.5 mg L-1 chlorine and 41 mJ cm-2 UV were selected based on the coliform counts to be attained in treated sewage. The highest bacterial diversity was observed in control (secondary treated) sample followed by UV, chlorine and hybrid disinfection. The highest elimination of bacterial species (296) was achieved in hybrid treatment, which was far better than the standalone treatments. The disinfection with all the disinfectants used resulted in increased abundance of ARGs. Motility genes were found to be enriched in hybrid disinfected samples. DBP concentrations were within the stipulated norms for all the disinfectant treatments used. Hybrid disinfection was observed to be more effective in alleviating the risks associated with the reuse of treated sewage.
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- Sandeep Singh Shekhawat
- Department of Civil Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JLN Marg, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JLN Marg, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JLN Marg, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JLN Marg, Jaipur 302017, India.
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Cheng S, Wu YP, Young TR, Dodd MC, Wu J, Zhang H, Huo ZL, Qian YT, Li Y, Li WT, Li AM. Rapid determination of trace haloacetic acids in water and wastewater using non-suppressed ion chromatography with electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 754:142297. [PMID: 33254877 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A simple and rapid method employing non-suppressed ion chromatography with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry has been developed for the direct determination of trace-level haloacetic acids (HAAs) in water samples. Using 70/30 (v/v) acetonitrile/1 M aqueous methylamine as the mobile phase, three IC columns - AS16, AS18 and AS24 from Thermo-Scientific - were tested, respectively, with the AS16 column exhibiting the best overall performance with respect to resolution and retention time. To assess the effects of mobile phase composition on retention time of HAAs, the AS16 column was further tested using (i) different proportions of acetonitrile to aqueous methylamine, (ii) different proportions of acetonitrile to aqueous solution at fixed methylamine concentrations, and (iii) different concentrations of methylamine at fixed proportions of acetonitrile to aqueous solution. With a low proportion of aqueous solution, van der Waals and/or hydrogen-bonding interactions appeared to play an important role in governing HAA retention, i.e., HAAs with relatively higher apparent logKow* caused by elevated solvent sspKa exhibited longer retention times; whereas with a high proportion of aqueous solution, ionic interactions appeared to dominate retention of HAAs, with the more polarizable HAAs exhibiting longer retention times. Using 70/30 (v/v) acetonitrile/1 M aqueous methylamine, the method detection limits were in the range of 0.090-0.216 μg/L for the 11 selected chloro-, bromo- and iodoacetic acids. Finally, this method was applied to monitor HAAs yields in laboratory chlorination experiments and to determine concentrations of HAAs in tap water and wastewater effluent samples.
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- Shi Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
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- Jiangyin Environmental Monitoring Station, Jiangyin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Liu D, Cheng S, Ji W, Shen H, Yuan J, Wang J, Zhang W, Liu H, Zhou Y. Determination and generating study on monoiodoacetic acid and diiodoacetic acid in water by liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Development and validation of a multiclass method for the determination of organohalogen disinfectant by-products in water samples using solid phase extraction and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1579:89-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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