Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Achim Habekost

Publications

• Research Article
  Mass Spectrometric and Rapid Electrochemical Detection and Reductive Dehalogenation of Triclosan
  Author(s): Janine Rizos and Achim HabekostJanine Rizos and Achim Habekost
  
  Triclosan is a chlororganic substance used as a bactericide in numerous cosmetics. Intensive triclosan use results in the exposure into the environment; therefore, it is vital to analyze and detoxify triclosan-contaminated wastewater, sludge and soil. This study investigates two analytical strategies. The first is a rapid and inexpensive electrochemical screening technique based on commercial Screen-Printed Electrodes (SPE), which delivers initial results suitable for field measurements and screening. The second is Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), which is more sophisticated, accurate and sensitive. This latter method can provide more reliable determination of triclosan, e.g., for suspicious samples. We tested the limits of triclosan detection for different electrochemical methods and compared these to mass spectrometry with and without derivatization of t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-2391.1000235

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