Multi-contaminant analysis of organophosphate and halogenated flame retardants in food matrices using ultrasonication and vacuum assisted extraction, multi-stage cleanup and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Chromatography A

Volumn 1401, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-41

  Xu, Fuchao ^a   García Bermejo, Ángel ^a,b   Malarvannan, Govindan ^a   Gómara, Belén ^b   Neels, Hugo ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

BFRs; Flame retardants; Food analysis; PFRs; UVAE

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOGENATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHASE SEPARATION; SILICA;

BFRS; DISPERSIVE SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANT; PFRS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); UVAE;

MEATS;

EMERGING HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANT; FLAME RETARDANT; LIPID; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BEEF; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EXTRACTION; FISH MEAT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONATION; FREEZE DRYING; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALMON; SEA FOOD; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; ULTRASONICATION AND VACUUM ASSISTED EXTRACTION; VALIDATION STUDY; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; FISH; FOOD HANDLING; HALOGENATION; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; VACUUM;

ANIMALS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HALOGENATION; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; SEAFOOD; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VACUUM;

EID: 84930274784     PISSN: 00219673     EISSN: 18733778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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