Advanced Mass Spectrometry-Based Techniques for the Identification and Structure Elucidation of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants

Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 325-350

  Calza, Paola ^a   Fabbri, Debora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elucidation; Emerging contaminants; High resolution analyzers; Hybrid analyzers; Identification; Low resolution analyzers; Mass spectrometry; Transformation products

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ELUCIDATION; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; HIGH-RESOLUTION ANALYZERS; LOW RESOLUTION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

IONS;

EID: 84909969862     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118339558.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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