Comparison of GC-ECD, GC-MS and GC-AED for tire determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in highly contaminated marine sediment

S. Pedersen-Bjergaard; S. I. Semb; J. Vedde; E. M. Brevik; T. Greibrokk

doi:10.1007/BF02272820

Comparison of GC-ECD, GC-MS and GC-AED for tire determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in highly contaminated marine sediment

S. Pedersen-Bjergaard^*, S. I. Semb, J. Vedde, E. M. Brevik, T. Greibrokk

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Chromatographia
Volume	43
Issue number	1-2
Pages (from-to)	44-52
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0009-5893
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02272820
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 1996

Keywords

atomic emission detection
Electron capture detection
Gas chromatography
Mass spectrometric detection
PCBs in marine sediments

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Comparison of GC-ECD, GC-MS and GC-AED for tire determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in highly contaminated marine sediment

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