Fractionation of butyltin species during sample extraction and preparation for analysis
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2-1-1991
Abstract
Solvent extraction and evaporative concentration steps are often used in procedures for the measurement of butyltins in environmental samples. As part of a larger study utilizing radiolabeled butyltins, the loss and fractionation of butyltins during sample preparation was investigated. TBT, DBT, and MBT were extracted from acidified seawater by hexane with efficiencies of about 95-99, 50-60 and 11% respectively. In addition, losses of about 70% of DBT were found during evaporative concentration of hexane. A variety of sediment extraction procedures were tested and none were found to be highly efficient for total butyltin extraction. © 1991 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Volume
16
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Adelman, D., K. R. Hinga, and M. E. Pilson. "Fractionation of butyltin species during sample extraction and preparation for analysis." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 16, 2 (1991). doi: 10.1007/BF00418099.