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Dantas MSR, Lourenço AS, Silva AC, Bichinho KM, Araujo MCU. Simultaneous determination of methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl parabens in sweetener samples without any previous pretreatment using square wave voltammetry and multiway calibration. Food Chem 2021; 365:130472. [PMID: 34265641 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Parabens are compounds used as chemical preservatives in cosmetics, drugs, and food. Some can cause adverse effects on human health. In this study, a square wave voltammetric method using a glassy carbon electrode was developed for simultaneous determination of methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl parabens in sweeteners. To overcome the strong overlap of voltammetric signals caused by calibrated and uncalibrated constituents, unfolded partial least squares with residual bilinearization (U-PLS/RBL) was used. The U-PLS/RBL calibration model was constructed and evaluated using a validation set obtained using a Taguchi design. Satisfactory and unbiased results were obtained with a linear response in the range of 0.78-4.48 μmol L-1 and recoveries from 82.64% to 121.77%. As far as the authors know, a voltammetric method that simultaneously determines four parabens in complex samples such as sweeteners without any previous pretreatment has not yet been reported in the literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria S R Dantas
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Química, 58051-970 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Química, 58051-970 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal da Paraíba, Química, 58999-000 Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Química, 58051-970 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Química, 58051-970 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Machado KC, Grassi MT, Vidal C, Pescara IC, Jardim WF, Fernandes AN, Sodré FF, Almeida FV, Santana JS, Canela MC, Nunes CRO, Bichinho KM, Severo FJR. A preliminary nationwide survey of the presence of emerging contaminants in drinking and source waters in Brazil. Sci Total Environ 2016; 572:138-146. [PMID: 27494660 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This is the first nationwide survey of emerging contaminants in Brazilian waters. One hundred drinking water samples were investigated in 22 Brazilian state capitals. In addition, seven source water samples from two of the most populous regions of the country were evaluated. Samples were collected from June to September of 2011 and again during the same period in 2012. The study covered emerging contaminants of different classes, including hormones, plasticizers, herbicides, triclosan and caffeine. The analytical method for the determination of the compounds was based on solid-phase extraction followed by analysis via liquid chromatography electrospray triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Caffeine, triclosan, atrazine, phenolphthalein and bisphenol A were found in at least one of the samples collected in the two sampling campaigns. Caffeine and atrazine were the most frequently detected substances in both drinking and source water. Caffeine concentrations in drinking water ranged from 1.8ngL-1 to values above 2.0μgL-1 while source-water concentrations varied from 40ngL-1 to about 19μgL-1. For atrazine, concentrations were found in the range from 2.0 to 6.0ngL-1 in drinking water and at concentrations of up to 15ngL-1 in source water. The widespread presence of caffeine in samples of treated water is an indication of the presence of domestic sewage in the source water, considering that caffeine is a compound of anthropogenic origin.
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- Kelly C Machado
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, PO Box 19032, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, PO Box 19032, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, PO Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, PO Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, PO Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, PO Box 15003, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Brasília, PO Box 4478, 70910-000 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Brasília, PO Box 4478, 70910-000 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Brasília, PO Box 4478, 70910-000 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Center of Exact Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Chemical Science, State University of Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, 28013-602 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Center of Exact Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Chemical Science, State University of Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, 28013-602 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, PO Box 5093, 58051-900 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, PO Box 5093, 58051-900 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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Costa DJ, Martínez AM, Ribeiro WF, Bichinho KM, Di Nezio MS, Pistonesi MF, Araujo MC. Determination of tryptamine in foods using square wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry. Talanta 2016; 154:134-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.03.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lourenço AS, Sanches FA, Magalhães RR, Costa DJ, Ribeiro WF, Bichinho KM, Salazar-Banda GR, Araújo MC. Electrochemical oxidation and electroanalytical determination of xylitol at a boron-doped diamond electrode. Talanta 2014; 119:509-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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