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Simultaneous determination of six microplastics in drinking water by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Summary
Scientists developed an analytical method using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry that can simultaneously detect and quantify six common types of microplastic in drinking water — including polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, PET, PMMA, and PVC — with high sensitivity across a wide concentration range. Having a reliable, multi-polymer detection method is essential for monitoring drinking water safety and setting evidence-based regulatory limits.
In our study, we have successfully established an analytical method capable of simultaneously detecting six key MPs in drinking water: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polyvinylchloride (PVC), employing stainless steel membrane filtration to enrich the MPs in drinking water, and using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) for qualitative and quantitative analysis of characteristic fragment ions produced after high-temperature pyrolysis. And the characteristic fragment ions for MPs are as follows: PMMA(100, 69, 41), PP(126, 70, 55), PVC(128, 127, 102), PET(182, 105, 77, 51), PE(82, 96) and PS(117, 91, 207). By optimizing the key instrument parameters and pretreatment steps, a wide linear range, a relatively low LOD of 0.012-0.40 µg L-1, and a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.039-1.32 µg L-1 were ultimately achieved. The average recovery rate and relative standard deviation (RSD) were 69.73-111.21% and 2.78-12.56%, respectively. The method was applied and verified in the detection of 34 actual samples in different types of water, including groundwater, tap water, and bottled water. This study provides a solution for the quantitative detection of key MPs in drinking water.
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