Gas-liquid chromatographic determination of kepone in field-collected avian tissues and eggs
Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists
By: C. J. Stafford, W. L. Reichel, D. M. Swineford, R. M. Prouty, and M. L. Gay
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Abstract
A procedure is described for determining Kepone (decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta [cd] pentalene-2-one) residues in avian egg, liver, and tissue. Samples were extracted with benzene-isopropanol, and the extract was cleaned up with fuming H2SO4-concentrated H2SO4. Kepone was separated from organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls on a Florisil column and analyzed by electron capture gas-liquid chromatography (GLC). The average recovery from spiked tissues was 86%. The analyses performed on 14 bald eagle carcasses and livers, 3 bald eagle eggs, and 14 osprey eggs show measurable levels which indicate that Kepone accumulates in the tissues of fish-eating birds. Residues were confirmed by GLC-mass spectrometry.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Gas-liquid chromatographic determination of kepone in field-collected avian tissues and eggs |
| Series title | Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 8 |
| Last page | 14 |
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