Determination of personal care products in water using UHPLC-MS after solid phase extraction with mesoporous silica-based MCM-41 functionalized with cyanopropyl groups.

A silica-based MCM-41 mesoporous material functionalized with cyanopropyl groups has been synthesized by cocondensation, characterized and applied to preconcentrate six parabens and three UV filters in river and swimming-pool waters. The analytes were quantified by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, according to the Directive 96/23/EC. Even though matrix effect was negligible, quantification in river water samples with the standard addition approach improved the recoveries obtained using solvent-based and even with matrix-matched calibration.