Rapid and simultaneous determination of tetrabromobisphenol a and hexabromocyclododecane diastereoisomers in soil by matrix solid-phase dispersion with bamboo charcoal as dispersive adsorbent

A rapid and simple analytical method based on matrix solid-phase dispersion combined with liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry has been developed by using bamboo charcoal as a dispersive adsorbent to simultaneously determine tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and hexabromocyclododecane diastereoisomers (HBCDs) in soil. The factors influencing the performance of the proposed method were investigated and optimized in detail, and the matrix effects were evaluated. Under optimum conditions, the proposed method showed good linearity within the range of 0.8-80 ng g-1 and limits of detection of 4-75 pg g-1 (S/N = 3). The satisfactory recoveries of TBBPA ranging from 72.8% to 92.5% and HBCDs ranging from 76.8% to 102.2% were obtained with relatively standard deviation (RSD) ranging from 3.4% to 9.8%. The proposed method has been successfully applied to analyze TBBPA and HBCDs in actual soil samples from the Yellow River Delta in China.