Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology

  • Volume 29
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  • Pages.18.1-18.9
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  • 2014
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  • 2671-9525(eISSN)
The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology (환경독성보건학회)
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The separation of arsenic metabolites in urine by high performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

  • Chung, Jin-Yong (Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lim, Hyoun-Ju (Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center, Dong-A University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Jin (Agilent Technologies Korea Ltd.) ;
  • Song, Ki-Hoon (Department of Dermatology, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Byoung-Gwon (Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center, Dong-A University) ;
  • Hong, Young-Seoub (Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center, Dong-A University)
  • Received : 2014.08.11
  • Accepted : 2014.10.16
  • Published : 2014.01.01
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine a separation method for each arsenic metabolite in urine by using a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). Methods Separation of the arsenic metabolites was conducted in urine by using a polymeric anion-exchange (Hamilton PRP X-100, $4.6mm{\times}150mm$, $5{\mu}m$) column on Agilent Technologies 1260 Infinity LC system coupled to Agilent Technologies 7700 series ICP/MS equipment using argon as the plasma gas. Results All five important arsenic metabolites in urine were separated within 16 minutes in the order of arsenobetaine, arsenite, dimethylarsinate, monomethylarsonate and arsenate with detection limits ranging from 0.15 to $0.27{\mu}g/L$ ($40{\mu}L$ injection). We used G-EQUAS No. 52, the German external quality assessment scheme and standard reference material 2669, National Institute of Standard and Technology, to validate our analyses. Conclusions The method for separation of arsenic metabolites in urine was established by using HPLC-ICP-MS. This method contributes to the evaluation of arsenic exposure, health effect assessment and other bio-monitoring studies for arsenic exposure in South Korea.

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