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A new analytical approach for the determination of organotin compounds (OTC) in mussel samples has been developed and evaluated. A preliminary step, performed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) for the total tin determination may be followed by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC/ MS) speciation only for the characterization of those samples exhibiting total tin concentration higher than 30 ng/g wet weight (GFAAS limit of detection). The GFAAS method was optimized using Pd nitrate under reducing conditions as matrix modifier to minimize NaCl interferences. Organotins were derivatized with a Grignard reagent for GC/MS analysis (TBT limit of detection = 80 ng/g). An application of this strategy was performed on mussel samples collected from the Venetian Lagoon.
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Received: 30 July 1997 / Revised: 5 January 1998 / Accepted: 12 February 1998
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Binato, G., Biancotto, G., Piro, R. et al. Atomic absorption spectrometric screening and gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of organotin compounds in marine mussels: an application in samples from the Venetian Lagoon. Fresenius J Anal Chem 361, 333–337 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050898
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050898