Determination of metformin and triclosan in sewage sludge using Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are generally neither totally removed by sewage treatment nor completely destroyed in the environment. Metformin (MET) and triclosan (TRI) are two compounds in PPCPs that have the potential to be environmental pollutants. This research aimed to determine MET and TRI in sewage sludge using a liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (LCMS-8040) and a sewage sludge extraction method. The Milli-Q water and sewage sludge were also tested at three different MET and TRI concentrations (0.01, 0.02, and 0.03 mg L-1). As a result, the corresponding recoveries of MET and TRI in both matrixes ranged from 85.93 to 116.10 per cent and 90.50 to 116.30 per cent (n = 7, RSD < 10%). Then, the limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) for MET and TRI were found to be 0.005 and 0.01 mg L-1. The amounts of MET and TRI in the sewage sludge samples from the Ukkadam sewage treatment plant (USTP), Coimbatore, ranged from BDL to 0.0587 mg L-1 and 0.0719 to 0.1851 mg L-1, respectively. Consequently, the amounts of MET and TRI in the sewage sludge samples from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University sewage treatment plant (TSTP), Coimbatore, ranged from BDL to 0.0227 mg L-1 and 0.0393 to 0.1296 mg L-1, respectively. This exclusive use of the highly sensitive LCMS-8040 consumes less time than other analytical methods for measuring the amount of MET and TRI in sewage sludge by overcoming the risk of chemical degradation.
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Sewage sludge, Metformin (MET), Triclosan (TRI), Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
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Haiba, E., Nei, L., Herodes, K., Ivask, M. & Lillenberg, M. (2018). On the degradation of metformin and carbamazepine residues in sewage sludge compost. http://dx.doi.org/10.15159/ar.18.123.
Haiba, E., Nei, L., Kutti, S., Lillenberg, M., Herodes, K., Ivask, M. & Laaniste, A. (2017). Degradation of diclofenac and triclosan residues in sewage sludge compost. Agronomy Research, 15(2), 395-405.
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Kachhawaha, A. S., Nagarnaik, P. M., Jadhav, M., Pudale, A., Labhasetwar, P. K. & Banerjee, K. (2017). Optimization of a modified QuEChERS method for multiresidue analysis of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage and surface water by LC-MS/MS. Journal of AOAC International, 100(3), 592-597. https://doi.org/10.5740/jaoacint.17-0060.
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Marie, A. A., Salim, M. M., Kamal, A. H., Hammad, S. F. & Elkhoudary, M. M. (2022). Analytical quality by design based on design space in reversed-phase-high performance liquid chromatography analysis for simultaneous estimation of metformin, linagliptin and empagliflozin. Royal Society Open Science, 9(6), 220215. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220215
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Montaseri, H. & Forbes, P. B. (2016). TrAC trends, Anal. Chem, 85, 221.
Motia, S., Tudor, I. A., Ribeiro, P. A., Raposo, M., Bouchikhi, B. & El Bari, N. (2019). Electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymer for sensitive triclosan detection in wastewater and mineral water. Science of the Total Environment, 664, 647-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.331.
Mrozik, W. & Stefańska, J. (2014). Adsorption and biodegradation of antidiabetic pharmaceuticals in soils. Chemosphere, 95, 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.09.012.
Nei, L., Haiba, E., Kutti, S., Kipper, K., Herodes, K. & Lillenberg, M. (2014). Sewage sludge compost, microbial activity and pharmaceuticals. Global Journal on Advances Pure and Applied Sciences, 3.
Pérez-Lemus, N., López-Serna, R., Pérez-Elvira, S. I. & Barrado, E. (2022). Analysis of 60 pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage sludge by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectroscopy. Microchemical Journal, 175, 107148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.107148
Pérez-Lemus, N., López-Serna, R., Pérez-Elvira, S. I. & Barrado, E. (2020). Sample pre-treatment and analytical methodology for the simultaneous determination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage sludge. Chemosphere, 258, 127273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127273.
Tee, K. B., Ibrahim, L., Hashim, N. M., Saiman, M. Z., Zakaria, Z. H. & Huri, H. Z. (2022). Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacometabolomic Approach in Early-Phase Clinical Trials: A Way Forward for Targeted Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes. Pharmaceutics, 14(6), 1268. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14061268.
Verlicchi, P. & Zambello, E. (2015). Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in untreated and treated sewage sludge: Occurrence and environmental risk in the case of application on soil—A critical review. Science of the Total Environment, 538, 750-767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.108
Wang, D., Yi, N., Wang, Y., Yang, J., Fu, Q., Liu, X. & Ni, B. J. (2021). Triclosan degradation in sludge anaerobic fermentation and its impact on hydrogen production. Chemical Engineering Journal, 421, 129948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129948.
Wang, Y. & Liang, W. (2021). Occurrence, toxicity, and removal methods of triclosan: a timely review. Current Pollution Reports, 7(1), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-021-00173-9
Xin, X., Huang, G., Zhang, B. & Zhou, Y. (2021). Trophic transfer potential of nTiO2, nZnO, and triclosan in an algae-algae eating fish food chain. Aquatic Toxicology, 235, 105824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105824.
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Determination of metformin and triclosan in sewage sludge using Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) . (2022). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 14(4), 1320-1326. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v14i4.3906
