Quantitative Analysis of Endocrine Disruptors by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography has been successfully applied to the analysis of various organic contaminants; however, few studies report its use in the analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds. These compounds are suspected to cause dysfunction of the endocrine system in humans and animals. This work describes the development of a method to analyse dibutylphthalate, benzylbutylphthalate, nonylphenol and octylphenol in water using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with a flame ionisation detector. The merit parameters of...