Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with headspace for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in waste water.

Headspace analysis combined with high-resolution gas chromatography and detection by mass spectrometry was evaluated for the analysis of 53 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in river waters, waste waters and treated water samples down to 0.1 microgl(-1) concentration levels. The conditions optimised included sample thermostatting time and temperature, autosampler parameters and the nature of salt, added to the sample. The pollutions origin and their seasonal rippling have been done. It was shown that the content of VOCs in river water mainly correlates to the content of these compounds in waste waters, which shows the anthropogenic character of the pollutions.

Influence of the nature of the pasting liquid on the accumulation of nitroanilines at carbon paste electrode during determination by absorptive stripping voltammetry.

ABSTRACT. The accumulation of ortho-, para-nitroanilines, 2,4-dimetyl-6-nitroaniline, and meta-nitrobenzoic acid at carbon paste electrode (CPE) has been studied. For the preparation of CPE different pasting liquids have been used: esters, aromatic hydrocarbons, saturated hydrocarbons, and polymethylsiloxane. Distribution ratios of o- and p-nitroanilines between the pasting liquid and water have been determined. Correlation between peak current constants and distribution ratios has been found. It has been demonstrated that during the determination of analyte on the CPE with aromatic hydrocarbons, the main influence on nitro-compound accumulation is executed by the extraction into the pasting liquids, and on the CPE with saturated hydrocarbons - by the process of depolarizer sorption onto the graphite. The selective determination of nitroanilines in the presence of hindering compounds with adsorptive stripping voltammetry has been carried out.