Suppression of ionization and optimization of assay for 3-hydroxy fatty acids in house dust using ion-trap mass spectrometry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 286-295

  Alwis, K Udeni ^a   Larsson, Lennart ^b   Milton, Donald K ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy fatty acids; Endotoxin; GCMSMS; House dust; Recovery efficiency; Suppression of ionization

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY FATTY ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; ENDOTOXIN; ESTER; FATTY ACID; LIPID A; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DERIVATIZATION; DILUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOUSE DUST; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33646032361     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20263     Document Type: Article

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