PMID- 23073699
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130705
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1618-2650 (Electronic)
IS  - 1618-2642 (Linking)
VI  - 405
IP  - 2-3
DP  - 2013 Jan
TI  - Development of a method for simultaneous analysis of PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs, PBDEs, 
      PCNs and PAHs in Antarctic air.
PG  - 917-32
LID - 10.1007/s00216-012-6464-y [doi]
AB  - The development of a unique analytical method for the determination of five 
      classes of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in atmospheric gas and the 
      particle phase through gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass 
      spectrometry is presented. Every step of the pre-analytical and analytical 
      optimization process is described. Great effort was put into simplifying the 
      traditional techniques, with reference to EPA and literature methods. Automated 
      instruments were used for sample extraction and cleanup in order to enhance 
      repeatability and reduce contamination risks. Unlike most common approaches, no 
      separation of the analytes was performed before the GC analysis in order to avoid 
      sample fractionation and to save time and materials. This allowed low 
      instrumental and method detection limits (pg to sub-pg) to be achieved. Accuracy 
      and precision were tested by fortifying the matrix and analysing standard 
      reference materials (NIST SRM 1649b Urban Dust and 2585 Organic Contaminants in 
      House Dust). The method was applied to five samples from Terra Nova Bay, 
      Antarctica. Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans 
      (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), 
      polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
      (PAHs) are presented. Lighter compounds dominate the distribution and are mainly 
      present in the gaseous phase. The observed pattern may be attributable to 
      long-range transport. Results are in general agreement with literature data, 
      where available.
FAU - Piazza, R
AU  - Piazza R
AD  - Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University of 
      Venice, Venice, Italy.
FAU - Gambaro, A
AU  - Gambaro A
FAU - Argiriadis, E
AU  - Argiriadis E
FAU - Vecchiato, M
AU  - Vecchiato M
FAU - Zambon, S
AU  - Zambon S
FAU - Cescon, P
AU  - Cescon P
FAU - Barbante, C
AU  - Barbante C
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20121017
PL  - Germany
TA  - Anal Bioanal Chem
JT  - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
JID - 101134327
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Benzofurans)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - 0 (Polymers)
RN  - 0 (polychlorodibenzofuran)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Antarctic Regions
MH  - Benzofurans/*analysis
MH  - Chromatography, Gas/*methods
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/*analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*analogs & derivatives/analysis
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis
MH  - Polymers/*analysis
EDAT- 2012/10/18 06:00
MHDA- 2013/07/06 06:00
CRDT- 2012/10/18 06:00
PHST- 2012/06/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/09/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/09/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/07/06 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s00216-012-6464-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 Jan;405(2-3):917-32. doi: 10.1007/s00216-012-6464-y. Epub 
      2012 Oct 17.