Background contamination by coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in trace level high resolution gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) analytical procedures

Chemosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2451-2465

  Ferrario, Joseph ^a   Byrne, Christian ^a   Dupuy Jr , Aubry E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LABORATORIES; MEAT PRODUCTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030969529     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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