Rapid and sensitive analytical method for the determination of amoxicillin and related compounds in water meeting the requirements of the European union watch list

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The presence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment is becoming one of the main research focus of scientists and policy makers. Proof of that is the inclusion of four antibiotics, amongst which is amoxicillin, in the EU Watch List (WL) (Decision 2020/1161/EU)) of substances for water monitoring. The accurate quantification of amoxicillin in water at the sub-ppb levels required by the WL is troublesome due to its physicochemical properties. In this work, the analytical challenges related to the determination of amoxicillin, and six related penicillins (ampicillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, penicillin G, penicillin V and oxacillin), have been carefully addressed, including sample treatment, sample stability, chromatographic analysis and mass spectrometric detection by triple quadrupole. Given the low recoveries obtained using different solid-phase extraction cartridges, we applied the direct injection of water samples using a reversed-phase chromatographic column that allowed working with 100% aqueous mobile phase. Matrix effects were evaluated and corrected using the isotopically labelled internal standard or correction factors based on signal suppression observed in the analysis of spiked samples. The methodology developed was satisfactorily validated at 50 and 500 ng L - 1 for the seven penicillins studied, and it was applied to different types of water matrices, revealing the presence of ampicillin in one surface water sample and cloxacillin in three effluent wastewater samples.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1658

Enthalten in:

Journal of chromatography. A - 1658(2021) vom: 22. Nov., Seite 462605

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fabregat-Safont, David [VerfasserIn]
Pitarch, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Bijlsma, Lubertus [VerfasserIn]
Matei, Ionut [VerfasserIn]
Hernández, Félix [VerfasserIn]

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059QF0KO0R
7C782967RD
804826J2HU
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Beta-lactams antibiotics
Direct injection
Environmental analysis
Journal Article
LC-MS/MS
Penicillins
Surface water
Water

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462605

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332031217