Simultaneous determination of styrene, toluene, and xylene metabolites in urine by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. 2002

Sándor Szucs, and László Tóth, and József Legoza, and Attila Sárváry, and Róza Adány
Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Népegészségügyi Iskola, Megelozo Orvostani Intézet, 4012 Debrecen, Pf. 9, Hungary. sszucs@jaguar.dote.hu

Exposure to styrene, toluene, and xylene (STX) frequently occurs in various industrial settings leading to several adverse health effects. Therefore, the biological monitoring by determination of urinary mandelic acid (MA) and phenylglyoxylic acid (PGA), hippuric acid (HA), and 2-, 3-, and 4-methylhippuric acids (2-, 3-, and 4-MHAs), the metabolites of STX, is required or at least recommended in case of workers exposed by these agents. Considering the fact that co-exposure to STX frequently occurs, methods that have been described for the separate analysis of these compounds in urine samples cannot be used effectively for monitoring. Therefore, a reliable gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous identification and quantification of these metabolites. Following solid phase extraction of the urine samples, the extracts were silylated and analyzed by GC/MS using a HP-5MS capillary column. The method was evaluated for linearity, limits of detection and quantification, and specificity, as well as for precision, extraction efficiency, and stability at three different concentrations prepared in urine. The assay was linear up to 0.16 mg/ml for MA, and 0.32 mg/ml for PGA, HA, and 2-, 3- and 4-MHAs. The limits of detection and quantification of STX metabolites varied between 0.001 and 0.02 mg/ml, and from 0.01 to 0.04 mg/ml, respectively. The within-day and between-day precision, determined at low, medium, and high concentrations, ranged from 2 to 12% and 2 to 19%, respectively. The extraction efficiency was 70-80%. No degradation of the metabolites occurred in the urine samples under the possible working conditions. The method was applied for the analysis of the urine samples from exposed workers. The cost- and time-effectiveness, the technical advantages and validity parameters of this GC/MS analysis make it suitable for biological monitoring of mixed exposure to styrene, toluene and xylene.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008401 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry A microanalytical technique combining mass spectrometry and gas chromatography for the qualitative as well as quantitative determinations of compounds. Chromatography, Gas-Liquid-Mass Spectrometry,Chromatography, Gas-Mass Spectrometry,GCMS,Spectrometry, Mass-Gas Chromatography,Spectrum Analysis, Mass-Gas Chromatography,Gas-Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry-Gas Chromatography,Chromatography, Gas Liquid Mass Spectrometry,Chromatography, Gas Mass Spectrometry,Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry-Gas,Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Gas,Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry,Gas Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry Gas Chromatography,Spectrometries, Mass-Gas Chromatography,Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography-Mass,Spectrometry, Gas-Liquid Chromatography-Mass,Spectrometry, Mass Gas Chromatography,Spectrometry-Gas Chromatography, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass Gas Chromatography
D004784 Environmental Monitoring The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment. Monitoring, Environmental,Environmental Surveillance,Surveillance, Environmental
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D014050 Toluene A widely used industrial solvent.
D014992 Xylenes A family of isomeric, colorless aromatic hydrocarbon liquids, that contain the general formula C6H4(CH3)2. They are produced by the destructive distillation of coal or by the catalytic reforming of petroleum naphthenic fractions. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Dimethylbenzenes,Xylene
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face
D016273 Occupational Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation. Exposure, Occupational,Exposures, Occupational,Occupational Exposures
D020058 Styrene A colorless, toxic liquid with a strong aromatic odor. It is used to make rubbers, polymers and copolymers, and polystyrene plastics. Styrene Monomer,Styrol,Vinylbenzene,Monomer, Styrene

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