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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 159-164.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0737

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Determination of Six Types of Phenoxy Acid Herbicides in Water by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry with Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Derivatization

WANG Yuanyuan1(), LIANG Jing1, WANG Lingling1, LAI Xiaoshan2()   

  1. 1 Henan Ecological Environment Monitoring and Safety Center, Zhengzhou 450000
    2 Hami Ecological Environment Monitoring Station in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hami, Xinjiang 839000
  • Received:2024-11-25 Revised:2025-02-20 Online:2025-04-15 Published:2025-04-11

Abstract:

A method for determination of 6 phenoxy acid herbicides in water by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was established. After liquid-liquid extraction with dichloromethane, the extract was dehydrated and concentrated, then derivatized with PFBBR under the catalysis of potassium carbonate. The derivatives were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Samples were separated by Rtx-5ms capillary chromatography column, detected by SIM mode, and quantified by internal standard. The results showed that under the optimal experimental conditions, 6 phenoxy acid herbicides showed good linear relationships in the concentration range of 0.5 to 20.0 μg/mL, the correlation coefficient was not less than 0.999. The detection limit was 0.2 μg/L, and the precision range was 2.2%-6.9%. The spiked tests were conducted on groundwater, surface water, seawater, domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater samples, and the recovery range was 83.0%-113%. Results showed that this method had good precision and stable recovery, providing an effective solution for the detection of phenoxy acid herbicides in water.

Key words: liquid-liquid extraction, derivatization, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, phenoxy acid herbicides, analysis method