Abstract
Abstract Supercritical fluid extractions (SFEs) of 21 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 8 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from freeze-dried mussel tissue are compared with traditional Soxhlet extractions. The aim was to determine the efficacy of supercritical CO2 to extract these 2 classes of lipophilic compounds. A spike study to determine the feasibility of on-line cleanup by inclusion of an inert matrix (activated alumina) in the extraction vessel showed that the chemical integrity of the PCBs was not compromised, whereas some DDTs were decomposed to their respective metabolites. Relatively long static extraction time, higher density, and lower temperature yielded quantitative recoveries of PCBs from freeze-dried mussel tissue with good reproducibilities. Recoveries of OCPs were nonquantitative and highly variable. Finally, the efficacy of fluoroform (CHF3) as an alternative supercritical fluid to selectively extract PCBs and OCPs was studied. Fluoroform yielded nonquantitative and variable recoveries of PCBs and OCPs, but its use eliminated the need for in situ alumina to retain coextracted lipids from the matrix.
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