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Based on the concern about the presence of sulfur materials being in drywall (wallboard), a quick and reliable test to confirm the presence or absence of these materials using direct analysis in real time (DART) mass spectrometry in conjunction with an accurate-mass time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer has been developed and is described here.
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Curtis, M.E., Jones, P.R., Sparkman, O.D. et al. Determination of the presence or absence of sulfur materials in drywall using direct analysis in real time in conjunction with an accurate-mass time-of-flight mass spectrometer. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 20, 2082–2086 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2009.07.012
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