TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of GC-ECD, GC-MS and GC-AED for tire determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in highly contaminated marine sediment
AU - Pedersen-Bjergaard, S.
AU - Semb, S. I.
AU - Vedde, J.
AU - Brevik, E. M.
AU - Greibrokk, T.
PY - 1996/8/10
Y1 - 1996/8/10
N2 - Electron capture detection (ECD), low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry (LR- and HRMS), and atomic emission detection (AED) were compared for the gas chromatographic (GC) detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) present in highly contaminated marine sediments. With ECD, HRMS, and even HRMS, detection was seriously disturbed by the complex matrix of the sediments, whereas AED in the chlorine-selective mode provided excellent PCB profiles without interferences. In addition, GC-AED provided congener independent responses, which enabled accurate quantitation of all PCBs based on a single calibration curve. However, because GC-AED was less sensitive than the other techniques studied, preparation of relatively large amounts of sample (10-20 g dry sediment) was required for most analyses.
AB - Electron capture detection (ECD), low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry (LR- and HRMS), and atomic emission detection (AED) were compared for the gas chromatographic (GC) detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) present in highly contaminated marine sediments. With ECD, HRMS, and even HRMS, detection was seriously disturbed by the complex matrix of the sediments, whereas AED in the chlorine-selective mode provided excellent PCB profiles without interferences. In addition, GC-AED provided congener independent responses, which enabled accurate quantitation of all PCBs based on a single calibration curve. However, because GC-AED was less sensitive than the other techniques studied, preparation of relatively large amounts of sample (10-20 g dry sediment) was required for most analyses.
KW - atomic emission detection
KW - Electron capture detection
KW - Gas chromatography
KW - Mass spectrometric detection
KW - PCBs in marine sediments
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02272820
DO - 10.1007/BF02272820
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0029976783
SN - 0009-5893
VL - 43
SP - 44
EP - 52
JO - Chromatographia
JF - Chromatographia
IS - 1-2
ER -