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Identification and determination of tert ‐alkylphenols in carp from the trenton channel of the Detroit River, Michigan, USA
Author(s) -
Shiraishi Hiroaki,
Carter Donna S.,
Hites Ronald A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
biomedical and environmental mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 0887-6134
DOI - 10.1002/bms.1200180706
Subject(s) - carp , alkyl , phenols , sediment , phenol , environmental chemistry , fish <actinopterygii> , mass spectrometry , chemistry , contamination , chromatography , environmental science , organic chemistry , geology , fishery , biology , ecology , paleontology
Whole carp from the Detroit River were analyzed by gas chromatographic mass spectrometry. Seven tertiary alkyl phenols ( tert ‐pentylphenols, tert ‐butyl‐ tert ‐pentylphenols, a di‐ tert ‐pentylphenol and a tri‐ tert ‐pentylphenol) and eight chlorinated derivatives of these compounds were identified from their mass spectra and confirmed with synthesized authentic standards. 2,4‐Di‐ tert ‐pentylphenol was the most abundant of these compounds; in one fish sample, its concentration was about 140 ppm. The same alkyl phenols were also found in technical‐grade 2,4‐di‐ tert ‐pentylphenol, which is manufactured at a chemical plant located near the Detroit River. Comparison of the alkyl phenol levels in carp with those in nearby sediments showed that many of these compounds are taken up by carp and that carp can be used to roughly track local sediment contamination.