Determination of perfluorinated chemicals in food and drinking water using high-flow solid-phase extraction and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 402, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1315-1325

  Chang, Ying Chia ^a   Chen, Wen Ling ^a   Bai, Fang Yu ^a   Chen, Pau Chung ^a   Wang, Gen Shuh ^a   Chen, Chia Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alkaline digestion; Core shell; Disk SPE; Isotope dilution techniques; Perfluorinated chemicals; UHPLC MS MS

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE DIGESTION; CORE SHELL; DISK SPE; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS; UHPLC-MS/MS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHEMICALS; ISOTOPES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEATS; METHANOL; PHASE SEPARATION; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

DRINKING WATER; FLUOROCARBON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SWINE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRINKING WATER; FISHES; FLUOROCARBONS; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEAT; MILK; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SWINE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84856235587     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5519-9     Document Type: Article

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