Objectives To develop a method of quickly determining acrylamide in water.
Methods Water samples labeled with acrylamide-d3 as internal standard were filtered through a 0.45 μm membrane and directly injected into the instrument for liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS).
Results The linearity was good in the range of 0.5~500 μg/L. The detection limit was 0.21 μg/L. The recoveries of standard addition were 95%~111% in tap water, river water and lake water. The RSDs were less than 5%.
Conclusion The method was simple, quick, sensitive and specific.