Development of a green microextraction procedure for determining polyaromatic hydrocarbons in electronic equipment plastics.

The global proliferation of electronic devices, driven by technological advancements, has led to the release of organic pollutants from the plastic components of these devices, particularly in indoor environments. Among these pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are emitted into the air from plastic components, play a critical role in the field of indoor environment pollution. Consequently, effectively monitoring the PAH content in plastics used in electronic equipment is crucial for preventing indoor contamination.

A novel polythiophene - ionic liquid modified clay composite solid phase microextraction fiber: Preparation, characterization and application to pesticide analysis.

This report comprises the novel usage of polythiophene - ionic liquid modified clay surfaces for solid phase microextraction (SPME) fiber production to improve the analysis of pesticides in fruit juice samples. Montmorillonite (Mmt) clay intercalated with ionic liquids (IL) was co-deposited with polythiophene (PTh) polymer coated electrochemically on an SPME fiber. The surface of the fibers were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Ionic liquid intercalated clay sorbents for micro solid phase extraction of steroid hormones from water samples with analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Clay material plays an important role in the transport and retention of many compounds in the soil, therefore, clay based sorbents are promising alternatives for selective sorption of organic pollutants. In the present work, different chain length ionic liquids (ILs) namely, 1-methyl-3-octyl-imidazolium bromide, 1-methyl-3-undecyl-imidazolium bromide and 1-methyl-3-octadecyl-imidazolium bromide were intercalated in the galleries of montmorillonite (MMT) clay. Then, this novel nanofiller surface was utilized in micro extraction of estrogenic hormones for the first time.

Application of solidified floating organic drop microextraction method for biomonitoring of chlorpyrifos and its oxon metabolite in urine samples.

A simple, efficient and green analytical procedure for monitoring sub ppb amounts of chlorpyrifos (CP) and chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPO) in urine samples was reported. The methodology is based on the solidified floating organic drop microextraction of the analytes with a free microdrop of 2-dodecanol. The parameters those can affect the microextraction efficiency, such as solvent type, extraction solvent volume, extraction time and temperature, salt effect, pH and stirring rate on extraction were optimized.

Investigation of heavy metal content of Turkish tobacco leaves, cigarette butt, ash, and smoke.

A procedure for the determination of cadmium, copper, manganese, and zinc in Turkish tobaccos, which were of different origins, years, and grades, and in the butt, ash, and smoke, which were obtained by smoking the cigarettes that were prepared manually from the said tobaccos in a smoking apparatus, was devised as proposed. The collected samples were digested by wet ashing technique by using HNO3-HClO4 and were analyzed by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with satisfactory recoveries (94% to 98%). The regression coefficients were above 0.

Development of a gas chromatographic method for the determination of Chlorpyrifos and its metabolite Chlorpyrifos-oxon in wine matrix.

A reliable method has been developed for the determination of Chlorpyrifos (CP) and its metabolite Chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPO) in wine sample using pulsed splitless technique coupled with gas chromatography by using electron capture detector. In this study, a quick, easy and cheap sample preparation method (QuEChERS) based on liquid extraction with acetonitrile, followed by dispersive solid phase extraction using primary secondary amine was tested for the separation and quantification of CP and CPO in wine samples. The accuracy of the developed method was tested upon recovery studies and it was calculated as (92.