Recent trends in the liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of organic contaminants in environmental samples

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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Main Authors: Petrovic, Mira, Farré, Marinella, López de Alda, Miren, Pérez Solsona, Sandra, Postigo, Cristina, Köck, Marianne, Radjenovic, Jelena, Gros, Meritxell, Barceló, Damià
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010
Subjects:Review, Environmental analysis, Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs of abuse, Polar pesticides, Perfluorinated compounds, Nanoparticles,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/43648
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Summary: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.