Analytical methodology using ion-pair liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of four di-ester metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants in California human urine

Journal of Chromatography A

Volumn 1434, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-80

  Petropoulou, Syrago Styliani E ^a   Petreas, Myrto ^a   Park, June Soo ^a  

^a Environmental Chemistry Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Human urine; Organophosphate flame retardants metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ESTERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; PHASE SEPARATION; SPECTROMETRY;

ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS; HUMAN URINE; ION PAIR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY (LC MS/MS); MIXED-MODE SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES;

CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BIS(1 CHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; BIS(1,3 DICHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; BIS(2 CHLOROETHYL)PHOSPHATE; DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLOMICS; PROCEDURES; URINE;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ESTERS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; METABOLOMICS; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84983189380     PISSN: 00219673     EISSN: 18733778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.01.020     Document Type: Article

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