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Application of solid phase microextraction to the analysis of chlorinated contaminants in environmental matrices

Conference ·
OSTI ID:49498
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  1. Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg (Canada). Dept. of Soil Science

Contamination of aquatic and terrestrial systems with organic contaminants is an increasing toxicological problem. In both the monitoring of such contamination and the determination of the success of remediation methods, straightforward and inexpensive analytical methodology increases the ease of environmental assessment and facilitates regulatory enforcement. Solid phase microextraction (SPME) technology is a recently developed solvent less extraction system with the potential for application to the analysis of a wide range of compounds. Application of SPME, in combination with gas chromatography and GC-MS, will be described for the analysis of chlorinated environmental contaminants such as pesticides and selected PCBs, dioxins, and furans in soils, sediments, and water.

OSTI ID:
49498
Report Number(s):
CONF-9410273--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English