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A Sensitive Single Particle-ICP-MS Method for CeO2 Nanoparticles Analysis in Soil during Aging Process
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Liu, W., H. Shi, K. Liu, X. Liu, E. Sahle-Demessie, AND C. Stephan. A Sensitive Single Particle-ICP-MS Method for CeO2 Nanoparticles Analysis in Soil during Aging Process. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 69(3):1115-1122, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06343
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We have successfully demonstrated the development of an analytical method for the extraction, detection, and characterization of nanoparticles in soil. The method is composed of the extraction of the nanoparticle (CeO2 NPs) from soils using tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSDP) aqueous solution and the subsequent characterization of aqueous soil extracts via single particle Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy. This is a novel method for quantitative detection of engineered nanomaterials in contaminated soil,
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The increasing prevalence of products that incorporate engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) has prompted efforts to investigate the potential release, environmental fate, and exposure of the ENPs. However, the investigation of cerium dioxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) in soil has remained limited, owing to the analytical challenge from the soil’s complex nature. In this study, this challenge was overcome by applying a novel single particle-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) methodology to detect CeO2 NPs extracted from soil, utilizing tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP) aqueous solution as an extractant. This method is highly sensitive for determining CeO2 NPs in soil, with detection limits of size and concentration of 15 nm and 194 NPs mL–1, respectively. Extraction efficiency was sufficient in the tested TSPP concentration range from 1 mM to 10 mM at a soil-to-extractant ratio 1:100 (g mL–1) for the extraction of CeO2 NPs from the soil spiked with CeO2 NPs. The aging study demonstrated that particle size, size distribution, and particle concentration underwent no significant change in the aged soils for a short period of one month. This study showed an efficient method capable of extracting and accurately determining CeO2 NPs in soil matrices. The method can serve as a useful tool for nanoparticle analysis in routine soil tests and soil research.
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DOI: A Sensitive Single Particle-ICP-MS Method for CeO2 Nanoparticles Analysis in Soil during Aging Process
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