Improved separation of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures using novel column combinations in GC × GC/ToF-MS

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 7677-7684

  Manzano, Carlos ^a   Hoh, Eunha ^b   Simonich, Staci L Massey ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-D SPACE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; BEIJING , CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHIC RESOLUTIONS; COLUMN COMBINATIONS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; CONDITIONAL ENTROPY; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MASS SPECTRAL FRAGMENTATION; NON-POLAR; ORTHOGONALITY; PAH MIXTURES; PEAK DISTRIBUTION; PHASE COLUMNS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SAMPLE MATRIX; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOIL SAMPLE; SUPERFUND SITES; UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEPARATION;

MIXTURES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHRYSENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRIPHENYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COLUMN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENTROPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMER; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEDIMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; IDAHO; OREGON; PORTLAND HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863924346     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301790h     Document Type: Article

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