Congener-specific determination of dioxins and related compounds by gas chromatography coupled to LRMS, HRMS, MS/MS and TOFMS

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1105-1117

  Eljarrat, E ^a   Barcelo D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; High resolution mass spectrometry; Ion trap; Isotropic dilution; Low resolution mass spectrometry; Polychlorinatd biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Tandem mass spectrometry; Time of light mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

POLLUTANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BIOMATERIAL; CARCINOGEN; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLUDGE; SOIL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0036865190     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.373     Document Type: Review

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