Recent trends in the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of organic contaminants in environmental
Mira Petrovic1, Marinella Farré, Miren Lopez de Alda
1Dept. of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Council of Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain. mpeqam@cid.csic.es
Abstract:
An overview of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry methods used for the determination of trace organic contaminants in environmental samples is presented. Among the organic contaminants the focus is given on five groups of emerging contaminants that raised most concern as environmental contaminants and therefore attracted attention of a research community: pharmaceuticals, drugs of abuse, polar pesticides, perfluorinated compounds and nanoparticles. Various aspects of current LC-MS methodology, using tandem and hybrid MS instruments, including sample preparation, are discussed.
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