Trends in sulfonamides and their by-products analysis in environmental samples using mass spectrometry techniques

Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-36

  Hoff, Rodrigo ^a,b   Pizzolato, Tânia Mara ^a   Diaz Cruz, M Silvia ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PECUÁRIA E ABASTECIMENTO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biota; Environmental; Fish; LC MS MS; Mass spectrometry; Sludge; Soil; Sulfonamides; Wastewater; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959332232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22141588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.teac.2016.02.002     Document Type: Review

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