Is SPE necessary for environmental analysis? A quantitative comparison of matrix effects from large-volume injection and solid-phase extraction based methods

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6750-6758

  Backe, Will J ^a   Field, Jennifer A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTE LOSS; ANALYTES; ANALYTICAL SIGNALS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LARGE VOLUME INJECTION; MASS RATIO; MATRIX EFFECTS; OCTADECYL; POST-COLUMN; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS; SOLID PHASIS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

CARBOXYLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SILANE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATRIX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARGE VOLUME INJECTION; MATRIX EFFECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84862534377     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es300235z     Document Type: Article

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