SPE (Solid Phase Extraction)
waste-water treatment plant effluent
Supel Select HLB 60 mg/ 3 mL (54182-U)
3 mL methanol, 3 mL distilled water, 3 mL 0.01 M HCl
50 mL
wash using 10 mL distilled water, dry for 5 minutes under vacuum
3 ml acetonitrile:methanol (1:1)
evaporated to dryness and reconstituted into the HPLC mobile phase
Ascentis Express C18, 15 cm x 2.1 mm I.D., 2.7 μm particles (53825-U)
[A] methanol; [B] acetonitrile; [C] 0.1% formic acid; (40:40:20, A:B:C)
0.15 mL/min
1885 psi (130 bar)
30 °C
ESI(-), MRM, 286.8/35.0
10 μL
Triclosan is one of the most prevalent antibacterial compounds added to many consumer products. It ends up in surface and ground waters from municipal waste water treatment plants, among other routes. The compound is under scrutiny because of its link to a wide range of health effects, including skin irritation and endocrine disruption, its impact on fragile aquatic biosystems, and its promotion of antibiotic resistance. Analysis of triclosan in waste water plant effluent using Supel-Select HLB SPE cleanup and LC/MS/MS using Ascentis Express 2.7 μm C18 column is shown here.
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