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Quantitative analysis of polychlorinated n-alkanes in environmental samples
Eljarrat, Ethel
Barceló, Damià
Chlorinated paraffins
Clean-up
Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography
Extraction
Gas chromatography
Mass spectrometry
Polychlorinated n-alkane
14 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables.-- Printed version published Apr 2006.-- Issue title: Organohalogen Analysis.
Polychlorinated n-alkanes (PCAs) are persistent organic pollutants of concern due to their toxicological properties, their capability
to bioaccumulate and their widespread, unrestricted use. PCAs are classified according to the length of the alkane chain as
short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), medium-chain CPs (MCCPs) and long-chain CPs (LCCPs). PCAs represent a difficult
analytical problem because of the complexity inherent in industrial mixtures. The total number of possible congeners is unknown,
but far exceeds 10,000. Many procedures for separation and quantification of these contaminants have been described. However,
most relevant works refer to SCCPs, and some others also include MCCPs. But, methodologies for LCCPs are very rare.
In this article, we discuss different aspects of current analytical methodology, such as sample preparation, extraction, purification and final determination. Most PCA analyses have been performed by gas chromatography (GC) coupled to electron capture negative ionization (ECNI) mass spectrometry (MS), although alternatives based on the use of electron ionization tandem MS (EI-MS)2 and metastable atom bombardment (MAB) have been reported. New methodologies based on the use of comprehensive two-dimensional GC have also been developed. We discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of the different
instrumental techniques, and outline conclusions and perspectives for the future.
2009-03-11T12:29:06Z
2009-03-11T12:29:06Z
2006-03-03
artículo
TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry 25(4): 421-434 (2006)
0165-9936
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/11487
10.1016/j.trac.2006.01.007
eng
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2006.01.007
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