Abstract

A simple and reliable method for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from mono- to octachlorobiphenyls in fish oil for dietary supplement is described. The method combines Florisil clean up and headspace solid-phase microextraction on 65 μm polydimethylsiloxane–divinylbenzene (PDMS–DVB). Analyte detection was carried out using GC–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC–TOF-MS). Fifty three PCB congeners including the seven indicator PCBs (IUPAC Nos. 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180) were analyzed. Under optimal conditions, the method detection limit (MDL) of each congener in the range from 0.8 to 31 ng/g was found. A certified reference material (BCR-349) was analyzed and it showed good agreement with the certified data.

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