Research Article

An On-Line Solid Phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Drinking and Surface Waters

Table 2

LC/MS/MS parameters for all target analytes and internal standards.

CompoundAbbreviationPrecursor ionProduct ion
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Target analytes
 Perfluorobutanoic acidPFBA212.9168.91180
 perfluoropentanoic acidPFPeA262.969.03985
218.91185
 perfluorohexanoic acidPFHxA312.9119.12286
268.91186
 perfluoroheptanoic acidPFHpA362.9169.01891
318.91291
 perfluorooctanoic acidPFOA412.9169.01996
368.91396
 perfluorononanoic acidPFNA462.9218.918104
418.913104
 perfluorodecanoic acidPFDA512.9268.91897
468.91397
 perfluoroundecanoic acidPFUnDA562.9268.82096
518.81496
 perfluorododecanoic acidPFDoDA612.9318.820107
568.914107
 Perfluorobutane sulphonatePFBS298.980.24485
99.13285
 Perfluorohexane sulphonatePFHxS398.980.13891
99.03491
 Perfluorooctane sulphonatePFOS498.980.345104
99.145104
Internal standards
 Perfluoro-n-[13C4] butanoic acid 13C4-PFBA216.9171.91180
 Perfluoro-n-[13C2] hexanoic acid 13C2-PFHxA314.9269.91186
 Perfluoro-n-[13C4] octanoic acid 13C4-PFOA416.9371.91396
 Perfluoro-n-[13C5] nonanoic acid 13C5-PFNA467.9422.913104
 Perfluoro-n-[13C2] decanoic acid 13C2-PFDA514.9469.91397
 Perfluoro-n-[13C2] undecanoic acid 13C2-PFUnDA564.9519.81496
 Perfluoro-n-[13C2] dodecanoic acid 13C2-PFDoDA614.9569.914107
 Perfluoro-n-hexane [18O2] sulphonate 18O2-PFHxS402.9103.03491
 Perfluoro-n-octane [13C4] sulphonate 13C4-PFOS502.999.145104