Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage sludge by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

► We developed a rapid and reliable analytical method for determination of 14 PPCPs and EDCs in sewage sludge. ► The method is based on ultrasonic extraction, clean-up on Envi-carb cartridge, derivatized with MTBSTFA, and analyzed by GC-MS. ► This method was applied to sewage sludge samples from 4 STPs in southern California.