Determination of Bisphenol A

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 16
• Main Authors: Bojke, Aleksandra, Littwin, Małgorzata, Szpiech, Agata, Duljas, Ewelina, Jasiński, Paweł, Wittstock, Izabela, Jażdżewska, Olga, Galer-Tatarowicz, Katarzyna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Analysis; Bisphenol-A; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Phenols; Ports; Sea-water; Poland; Israel
• ISSN: 2073-4441; 2073-4441
• DOI: 10.3390/w15162958

This paper presents a procedure for the determination of bisphenol A (BPA) in seawater. Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used as the analytical method, preceded by analyte isolation via solid-phase extraction (SPE). Initially, the best conditions for extraction, derivatization, and GC-MS analysis were established. The need for derivatization in the determination of BPA was investigated, and for this reason, two methods of sample preparation were compared: with and without the derivatization step. The parameters of the two methods of sample preparation were compared with each other, and a more efficient method was chosen for the analysis of marine water samples. Afterwards, the validation process was carried out and the following parameters were determined: limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), linearity, precision, reproducibility, and repeatability. Finally, the results of the determination of bisphenol A in water samples collected from five harbor basins of the Port of Gdynia using an unmanned mobile research unit, HydroDron-1, were presented. The identified concentrations ranged from 0.01 µg/L to 0.03 µg/L, depending on the investigated area.