Rapid chromatography for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls by GC-MS in environmental monitoring

Analytical Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1290-1300

  Nikonova, Alyona A ^a   Gorshkov, Alexander G ^a  

^a LIMNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Low resolution mass spectrometry; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Rapid gas chromatography

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959231311     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2010.546024     Document Type: Article

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