Abstract
Conditions for the simultaneous determination of paraquat, diquat and difenzoquat by capillary zone electrophoresis were established by combining two preconcentration procedures. Off-line solid-phase extraction was used for the isolation and preconcentration of quats in drinking water. Quats were then analysed by capillary electrophoresis using sample stacking with matrix removal as on-column preconcentration procedure. Two different porous graphitic carbon cartridges were compared. The breakthrough volumes of the three herbicides were calculated and the loading capacity of the sorbents was compared. Recoveries higher than 80% for difenzoquat and around 40% for paraquat and diquat were obtained when a sample volume of 250 ml was percolated. For the stacking–capillary electrophoresis analysis of quats, 50 m M acetic acid–ammonium acetate (pH 4.0), 0.8 m M cetyltrimethylammonium bromide with 5% (v/v) methanol as carrier electrolyte was used. Detection limits, based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1, were lower than 0.3 μg l −1 for standards in Milli-Q water, and lower than 2.2 μg l −1 for drinking water samples. Run-to-run and day-to-day precision of the method were established. The two preconcentration procedures used together was successfully applied to the analysis of the three herbicides in spiked drinking water at concentrations below the maximum admissible US Environmental Protection Agency levels.
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