SPME in environmental analysis: Biotransformation pathways

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Abstract

Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is an organic solvent-free sample preparation tool suitable for direct adsorption of analytes from the headspace or the aqueous phase of a matrix followed by desorption into a gas chromatograph (GC) or high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) for subsequent analysis. The SPME technique is designed to accommodate the use of fibers coated with different polymers suitable for the extraction of chemicals with varied hydrophobic and polar properties. Also, the technique can minimize interference from other artefacts associated with complex samples, such as those encountered in biological matrices or reaction mixtures. The preceding characteristics of SPME make the technique suitable for real-time measurements of intermediate reaction products and, thus, able to provide insight into the fate of target chemicals and their degradation pathways. In the present article, the current state of knowledge on the use of SPME-GC and SPME-HPLC in the determination of frequently encountered environmental chemicals and their (bio)transformation pathways are critically reviewed. Future opportunities of SPME in real time in situ process monitoring such as the use of agricultural feed stocks to bio-based industrial products termed henceforth "process analytical chemistry" are also discussed.

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Halasz, A., & Hawari, J. (2006). SPME in environmental analysis: Biotransformation pathways. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 44(7), 379–386. https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/44.7.379

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