Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples
A growing global emission of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) into the aquatic environment has become an emerging safety concern that requires methods capable of identifying the occurrence and possibly determining the amounts of ENPs. In this study, we employed sector-field inductively coupled mass s...
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| author | Olga V. Kuznetsova Bernhard K. Keppler Andrei R. Timerbaev |
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| description | A growing global emission of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) into the aquatic environment has become an emerging safety concern that requires methods capable of identifying the occurrence and possibly determining the amounts of ENPs. In this study, we employed sector-field inductively coupled mass spectrometry to assess the presence of ENPs in coastal seawater samples collected from the Black Sea in regions suffering different anthropogenic impacts. Ultrafiltration through commercial 3 kDa membrane filters was shown to be feasible to separate the ENPs from the bulk seawater, and the subsequent ultrasound-mediated acidic dissolution makes the metals constituting the ENPs amenable to analysis. This procedure allowed the ENPs bearing Cu, Zn, V, Mo, and Sn to be for the first time quantitated in seashore surface water, their concentration ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 μg L<sup>−1</sup> (as metal) and related to the presence of industry and/or urban stress. While these levels are decreased by natural dilution and possible sedimentation, the monitored ENPs remain measurable at a distance of 2 km from the coast. This can be attributed not only to local emission sources but also to some natural backgrounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2993497be7b48718f99713527c706472023-11-16T17:26:10ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-01-0128399410.3390/molecules28030994Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive SamplesOlga V. Kuznetsova0Bernhard K. Keppler1Andrei R. Timerbaev2Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, 119991 Moscow, RussiaInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, AustriaA growing global emission of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) into the aquatic environment has become an emerging safety concern that requires methods capable of identifying the occurrence and possibly determining the amounts of ENPs. In this study, we employed sector-field inductively coupled mass spectrometry to assess the presence of ENPs in coastal seawater samples collected from the Black Sea in regions suffering different anthropogenic impacts. Ultrafiltration through commercial 3 kDa membrane filters was shown to be feasible to separate the ENPs from the bulk seawater, and the subsequent ultrasound-mediated acidic dissolution makes the metals constituting the ENPs amenable to analysis. This procedure allowed the ENPs bearing Cu, Zn, V, Mo, and Sn to be for the first time quantitated in seashore surface water, their concentration ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 μg L<sup>−1</sup> (as metal) and related to the presence of industry and/or urban stress. While these levels are decreased by natural dilution and possible sedimentation, the monitored ENPs remain measurable at a distance of 2 km from the coast. This can be attributed not only to local emission sources but also to some natural backgrounds.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/3/994engineered nanoparticlesseawaterICP-MSsample preparationcontamination |
| spellingShingle | Olga V. Kuznetsova Bernhard K. Keppler Andrei R. Timerbaev Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples Molecules engineered nanoparticles seawater ICP-MS sample preparation contamination |
| title | Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples |
| title_full | Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples |
| title_short | Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Seawater Using ICP-MS-Based Technology: From Negative to Positive Samples |
| title_sort | analysis of engineered nanoparticles in seawater using icp ms based technology from negative to positive samples |
| topic | engineered nanoparticles seawater ICP-MS sample preparation contamination |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/3/994 |
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