Current challenges in compound-specific stable isotope analysis of environmental organic contaminants

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 403, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2471-2491

  Elsner, Martin ^a   Jochmann, Maik A ^b   Hofstetter, Thomas B ^c   Hunkeler, Daniel ^d   Bernstein, Anat ^e   Schmidt, Torsten C ^b   Schimmelmann, Arndt ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Groundwater contamination; Isotope fractionation; Isotope standard; Pollution source; Transformation pathways

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ISOTOPES; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE-RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI-ELEMENT; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; POLLUTION SOURCES; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS;

CHLORINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ISOTOPES;

EID: 84863774918     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5683-y     Document Type: Review

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