A sensitive liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in seawater and marine biota, with a focus on proposed water framework directive environmental quality standards

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 738-746

  Ronan, Jenny M ^a   McHugh, Brendan ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LIPIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEAWATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADVERSE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; ETHYNYL ESTRADIOLS; MARINE BIOTA; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; SENSITIVE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; STEROID ESTROGENS; SYNTHETIC STEROIDS; TRACE LEVEL; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 84875203631     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6505     Document Type: Article

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