Quantitative trace analysis of polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in ambient air samples from Mace Head (Ireland): A method intercomparison

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 844-850

  Jahnke, Annika ^a   Barber, Jonathan L ^b   Jones, Kevin C ^b   Temme, Christian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air analysis; European background levels; Isotope labelled internal standards; Method intercomparison; Polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMIDES; ISOTOPES; STANDARDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLES; AMBIENT AIRS; ANALYTICAL METHODS; ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES; ATLANTIC; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATIONS; DATA COMPARISONS; DATA SETS; EUROPEAN BACKGROUND LEVELS; IRELAND; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METHOD INTERCOMPARISON; POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS); REMOTE SITES; WEST COASTS;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

AMBIENT AIR; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WESTERLY;

CONNACHT; COUNTY GALWAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; MACE HEAD; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57949095957     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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