Analysis of C14-C17 polychloro-n-alkanes in environmental matrixes by accelerated solvent extraction-high-resolution gas chromatography/electron capture negative ion high-resolution mass spectrometry

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 4860-4865

  Tomy, Gregg T ^a   Stern, Gary A ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0033216728     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac990458n     Document Type: Article

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