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Research article
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09 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 09 Feb 2021
| 09 Feb 2021
Non-target and suspect characterisation of organic contaminants in ambient air – Part 1: Combining a novel sample clean-up method with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography
Laura Röhler
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Pernilla Bohlin-Nizzetto
Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Pawel Rostkowski
Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Roland Kallenborn
Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Arctic Technology Department (AT), University Centre in Svalbard
(UNIS), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Martin Schlabach
Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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Short summary
A novel non-destructive, sulfuric-acid-free clean-up method for high-volume air samples was developed and evaluated with organic chemicals covering a wide range of polarities (logP 2–11). This method, providing quantitative results of comparable quality to traditional methods, was combined with newly developed data treatment strategies for simultaneous suspect and non-target screening. The application to air samples from southern Norway revealed 90 new potential chemicals of emerging concern.
A novel non-destructive, sulfuric-acid-free clean-up method for high-volume air samples was...
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