Development of a new SPME-HPLC-UV method for the analysis of nitro explosives on reverse phase amide column and application to analysis of aqueous samples

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1652-1658

  Gaurav, ^a   Malik, Ashok Kumar ^a   Rai, P K ^b  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

Explosives. TNT; HPLC; Nitroaromatics; SPME

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; AQUEOUS MATRICES; AQUEOUS SAMPLES; DRINKING WATER; HPLC; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; ISOCRATIC; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOBILE PHASE; NITRO-AROMATICS; PDMS/DVB; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; REVERSE PHASE; RIVER WATER; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SPME-HPLC; UV DETECTION;

AMIDES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; EXPLOSIVES; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; METHANOL; POTABLE WATER; RESINS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

AMIDE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; METHANOL; RIVER WATER; WATER;

DESORPTION; DETECTION METHOD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RIVER WATER; WASTEWATER;

ACCURACY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; DESORPTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NITRO COMPOUNDS; NITROBENZENES; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TRINITROTOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 71749091404     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.08.039     Document Type: Article

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