Assessing inter-laboratory comparability and limits of determination for the analysis of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in whole Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1241-1247

  McGoldrick, Daryl J ^a   Durham, Jeremy ^b   Leknes, Henriette ^c   Kierkegaard, Amelie ^d   Gerhards, Reinhard ^e   Powell, David E ^b   McLachlan, Michael S ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b DOW CORNING CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes; Fish; Inter laboratory comparison; Limits of determination; Whole body homogenate

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FISH; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LABORATORIES; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; CYCLIC VOLATILE METHYL SILOXANES; HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; LIMITS OF DETERMINATION; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; RAINBOW TROUTS (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS); WHOLE BODY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CYCLIC VOLATILE METHYL SILOXANE D4; CYCLIC VOLATILE METHYL SILOXANE D5; CYCLIC VOLATILE METHYL SILOXANE D6; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLICITY; HOMOGENEITY; LABORATORY METHOD; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONID; SAMPLING; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; VOLUME;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HATCHERY; HOMOGENATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RAINBOW TROUT; TISSUE SECTION;

CANADA;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 82455164185     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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