Determination of V, Cr, Cu, As, and Pb Ions in Water and Biological Samples by Combining ICP-MS with Online Preconcentration Using Impregnated Resin.

A method was developed for detection of V, Cr, Cu, As, and Pb in water and biological samples by combining online flow injection and preconcentration with inductively coupled plasma-MS. The 2-nitroso-1-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid (Nitroso-S) impregnated MCI GEL CHP20P resin was prepared as an enrichment sorbent. Some parameters affecting the efficiency of the preconcentration process were investigated in the experiment, including the pH and volume of sample solution, the flow rate for sample loading, the type and concentration of eluent, and the influence of co-existing ions. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the enrichment factor and LOD (3s) of chosen metal ions V, Cr, Cu, As, and Pb were in the ranges of 71-268 and 4.89-23.76 ng/L, respectively. Based on 11 repeated measurements of standard solutions (1.0 µg/L), the RSD of the ions ranged from 1.2 to 2.9%. The detection procedure was also performed for analyzing two certified reference materials, GBW 08607 (water) and GBW 10052 (green tea), as well as environmental water and biological samples. Good agreement with certified values and high recoveries have demonstrated improved accuracy of the proposed method.

Simultaneous determination of banned acid orange dyes and basic orange dyes in foodstuffs by liquid chromatography-tandem electrospray ionization mass spectrometry via negative/positive ion switching mode.

Simultaneous detection of two classes of dyes possessing different chemical properties is difficult. In this study, through negative/positive ion switching mode, simultaneous determination of four typical acid orange dyes and three typical basic orange dyes was achieved by a single high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method, and the analytical efficiency of multiresidues identification was greatly improved. To enhance detection sensitivity, the sample pretreatment conditions and HPLC-MS/MS determining conditions were carefully optimized. Under optimal conditions, good linearity was obtained over the range of 5-500 µg L(-1) with a correlation coefficient (R(2)) >0.9998. Limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs) of the seven dyes were 0.5-3.0 and 2.0-6.0 µg kg(-1), respectively. The recoveries of the seven dyes in soybean products and marinated eggs were 74-126% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 2.22-25.4%, suggesting the developed method is promising for the accurate quantification of the seven dyes at trace levels in foods.