Simultaneous extraction and derivatization of 2-chlorovinylarsonous acid from soils using supercritical and pressurized fluids.

Supercritical carbon dioxide and pressurized fluids are compared for the extraction with in situ derivatization of 2-chlorovinylarsonous acid (CVAA) from a series of seven spiked soils. Samples are allowed to age (up to 42 days) and periodically extracted. Sample ageing leads to a recovery decrease due to the development of strong interactions between CVAA and matrix active sites, as time elapses.

Selective extraction of hydrocarbons, phosphonates and phosphonic acids from soils by successive supercritical fluid and pressurized liquid extractions.

Hydrocarbons, dialkyl alkylphosphonates and alkyl alkylphosphonic acids are selectively extracted from spiked soils by successive implementation of supercritical carbon dioxide, supercritical methanol-modified carbon dioxide and pressurized water. More than 95% of hydrocarbons are extracted during the first step (pure supercritical carbon dioxide extraction) whereas no organophosphorus compound is evidenced in this first extract. A quantitative extraction of phosphonates is achieved during the second step (methanol-modified supercritical carbon dioxide extraction).

Liquid chromatography analysis of phosphonic acids on porous graphitic carbon stationary phase with evaporative light-scattering and mass spectrometry detection.

The analysis of several phosphonic acids has been investigated by liquid chromatography (LC), using porous graphitic carbon as stationary phase with mass spectrometry (MS) or evaporative light-scattering detection (ELSD). In both detection modes (MS and ELSD), the mobile phase must be volatile and, due to the porous graphitic carbon (PGC) properties, should promote electronic interactions. Among the various hydrogeno- and perfluorocarboxylic acids tested, trifluoroacetic acid (0.

Identification of phosphonic acids by capillary electrophoresis-ionspray mass spectrometry.

The identification of alkylphosphonic acids in spiked tap water has been investigated by on-line capillary electrophoresis-UV spectrometry-mass spectrometry (CE-UV-MS) in negative-ion mode. The 5 mM sorbic acid-ammonia electrolyte (pH 6.5) allows simultaneous indirect UV and MS (ionspray) detection.

Pharmacological profile of CEB-1957 and atropine toward brain muscarinic receptors and comparative study of their efficacy against sarin poisoning.

This study consists of two parts, first to compare the pharmacological profile of atropine and CEB-1957 substance toward muscarinic receptor subtypes. In various rat brain structures, binding properties were determined by competition experiments of [3H]pirenzepine, [3H]AF-DX 384, and [3H]4-DAMP in quantitative autoradiography of M1, M2, and M3 muscarinic receptor subtypes, respectively. Competition curves have shown that atropine presents similar nanomolar inhibition constants toward each subtype, while CEB-1957 has distinct affinities (Ki from 0.