EPA Method 8272

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	SEDIMENT PORE WATER BY SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY
	Application Type
	SPME
	Application ID
	SPME on PAL
	Description
	EPA Method 8272

General Description

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has method 8272 which is PARENT AND ALKYL POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS IN SEDIMENT PORE WATER BY SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY IN SELECTED ION MONITORING MODE. This method can be used to determine nanogram to milligram per liter PAH concentrations in pore water. The PAHs are determined using SPME followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. Solid-Phase Microextraction: The SPME extraction of the water samples is performed using a commercially available polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated fused silica fiber while the water sample is mixed by the precession of the autosampler mixing chamber.

The EPA narcosis model for benthic organisms in sediments contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is based on the concentrations of dissolved PAHs in the interstitial water or pore water in sediment. Method 8272 covers the separation of pore water from PAH-impacted sediment samples, the removal of colloids, and the subsequent measurement of dissolved concentrations of the 10-parent PAHs and two alkylated daughter PAHs in the pore water samples. This method directly determines the concentrations of dissolved PAHs in environmental sediment pore water, groundwater, and other water samples using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for static sample collection followed by desorption into a gas chromatograph (GC) equipped with a mass spectrometric (MS) detector operated in the selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode for analyte identification and quantitation.

These are the first (and only) agency-approved methods for measuring PAHs in pore water. They have been used to characterize sediments and determine the actual bioavailability and toxicity of PAHs present.

ASTM D7363 - 07 Standard Test Method for Determination of Parent and Alkyl Polycyclic Aromatics in Sediment Pore Water Using Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in Selected Ion Monitoring Mode

Useful links =

The official method at EPA .gov

The official ASTM Standard for D763 at ASTM.org

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