Development and application of a novel method for high-throughput determination of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1529-1536

  Aguilar, Lissette ^a   Williams, E Spencer ^a   Brooks, Bryan W ^a   Usenko, Sascha ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Furans; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Pressurized liquid extraction; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ALUMINA; BOTTLES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EXTRACTION; IONIZATION OF GASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS;

DIOXINS; FURANS; HIGH-RESOLUTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/HIGH-RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; NEGATIVE-IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS (PCDD/FS); PRESSURIZED LIQUID EXTRACTION; SELECTIVE PRESSURIZED LIQUID EXTRACTIONS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; HIGH RESOLUTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PCB; PCDD; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE NEGATIVE IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DIOXINS; FURANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); PRESSURIZED LIQUID EXTRACTION; SEDIMENT;

BENZOFURANS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TEXAS;

EID: 84902549046     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2579     Document Type: Article

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