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A method for the determination of the novel brominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-dibromopropylether), 1,1'-(isopropylidene)bis[3,5-dibromo-4-(2,3-dibromo-propoxy)-benzene] (TBBPA-dbpe), was developed. Technical TBBPA-dbpe was purified and the results of a thorough physical characterisation are reported. The application of APCI-MS is discussed and the fragmentation patterns are described. Quantification of TBBPA-dbpe was done by HPLC-DAD using external calibration. The validation of the method was accomplished using sediment and sewage sludge samples spiked with defined amounts of authentic TBBPA-dbpe. The average recovery rates of TBBPA-dbpe from spiked samples ranged from 35 to 91% (sediment) and from 57 to 98% (sewage sludge) depending on the respective extraction method. Pressurised fluid extraction (PFE) and fluidised bed extraction were superior to classical Soxhlet and sonication procedures and yielded recovery rates between 90 and 98% with relative standard deviations of 2%. The limits of detection (DTC), identification (ID) and determination (DTM) using HPLC-DAD were 10, 21 and 30 ng g-1 in sediment and 22, 44 and 72 ng g-1 in sewage sludge, respectively.
The present work describes the development of an existing TIMS procedure to a reference procedure for low sulfur concentration measurements in fossil fuels. With this enhanced procedure SI-traceable sulfur mass fractions below 10 mg kg-1 can be obtained. The achieved detection limit is approximately 0.2 mg kg-1. The procedure was validated by certified reference materials. The procedure was already applied to candidate reference materials and to samples analysed within projects of the Comité Consultatif pour la Quantité de Matière CCQM.
Additionally the influence of the isotopic composition on the results and its corresponding uncertainty was studied. Reference data published in the literature on the isotopic composition of sulfur were assessed.
Deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV) and zearalenone (ZEN) are toxic secondary metabolites produced by several species of Fusarium fungi. These mycotoxins are often found together in a large variety of cereal-based foods, which are regulated by maximum content levels of DON and ZEN. To date, suitable certified reference materials (CRM) intended for quality control purposes are lacking for these Fusarium mycotoxins. In order to overcome this lack, the first CRM for the determination of DON, NIV and ZEN in naturally contaminated wheat flour (ERM®-BC600) was developed in the framework of a European Reference Materials (ERM®) project. This article describes and discusses the whole process of ERM®-BC600 development, including material preparation, homogeneity and stability studies, and an interlaboratory comparison study for certification. A total of 21 selected expert laboratories from different European countries with documented expertise in the field of mycotoxin analysis took part in the certification study using various gas and liquid chromatographic methods. The certified values and their corresponding expanded uncertainties (k=2) were assigned in full compliance with the requirements of ISO Guide 35 and are as follows: 102±11 µgkg-1 for DON, 1000±130 µgkg-1 for NIV and 90±8 µgkg-1 for ZEN.
Stable isotope dilution assay for the accurate determination of mycotoxins in maize by UHPLC-MS/MS
(2012)
A fast, easy-to-handle and cost-effective analytical
method for 11 mycotoxins currently regulated in maize and
other cereal-based food products in Europe was developed
and validated for maize. The method is based on two extraction
steps using different acidified acetonitrilewater mixtures.
Separation is achieved using ultrahigh-performance
liquid chromatography (UHPLC) by a linear watermethanol
gradient. After electrospray ionisation, tandem mass spectrometric
detection is performed in dynamic multiple reaction
monitoring mode. Since accurate mass spectrometric quantification
is hampered by matrix effects, uniformly [13C]-
labelled mycotoxins for each of the 11 compounds were added
to the sample extracts prior to UHPLC-MS/MS analysis.
Method performance parameters were obtained by spiking
blank maize samples with mycotoxins before as well as after
extraction on six levels in triplicates. The twofold extraction
led to total recoveries of the extraction steps between 97%and
111% for all target analytes, including fumonisins. The [13C]-
labelled internal standards efficiently compensated all matrix
effects in electrospray ionisation, leading to apparent recoveries
between 88% and 105% with reasonable additional costs.
The relative standard deviations of the whole method were
between 4% and 11% for all analytes. The trueness of the
method was verified by the measurement of several maize test
materials with well-characterized concentrations. In conclusion,
the developed method is capable of determining all
regulated mycotoxins in maize and presuming similar
matrix effects and extraction recovery also in other cerealbased
foods.
Die zuverlässige Überwachung geltender Mykotoxin-Grenzwerte ist elementarer Bestandteil von Lebensmittelsicherheit und Verbraucherschutz. Durch die zunehmende Bedeutung der Qualitätssicherung ist auch die Nachfrage an zertifizierten Referenzmaterialien (ZRM) in den letzten Jahren deutlich gestiegen. Dem steht derzeit jedoch nur eine sehr begrenzte Auswahl geeigneter ZRM gegenüber.
Mycotoxins are important non-anthropogenic food and feed contaminants, which can be present on almost every agricultural commodity. Effective consumer protection therefore essentially depends on food surveillance by reliable quantitative analysis enabled by appropriate quality control. Certified (matrix) reference materials (CRMs) are versatile tools to support Quality assurance. However, in the case of ochratoxin A (OTA), a hepato- and nephrotoxic mycotoxin, which is regulated in various foods, there is a lack of suitable CRMs. This lack has now been overcome by the development of two European Reference Materials (ERM®) for the Determination of OTA in roasted coffee (ERM®-BD475) and red wine (ERM®-BD476). This article discusses the material preparation process as well as the results of homogeneity and stability testing. Furthermore, the results of the inhouse certification studies carried out at BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing are presented and discussed. Interlaboratory comparison studies involving selected expert laboratories with documented Expertise in the field of mycotoxin analysis were conducted to confirm the certified values determined by BAM. The certified ochratoxin A values and their corresponding expanded uncertainties (k = 2) were assigned in full compliance with the requirements of ISO Guide 35 and are as follows:
(6.0 ± 0.6) µg kg-1 for roasted coffee, ERM®-BD475, and (0.52 ± 0.11) µg L-1 for red wine, ERM®-BD476.