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Effect-Directed Analysis of Complex Environmental Contamination pp 143–165Cite as

Advanced GC–MS and LC–MS Tools for Structure Elucidation in Effect-Directed Analysis

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An important step in effect-directed analysis (EDA) is the identification of the compound(s) causing the biological response of the bioassay. The combined use of gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) with mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful, complementary approach for identification of unknown compounds in EDA. In the last decade, MS techniques have evolved considerably with respect to high sensitivity scanning and non-target screening. These new techniques, often with high mass resolution, generate large amounts of data, making the evaluation of the data for further prioritization and selection of the peaks of interest a challenging task. The development of LC–MS strategies for structure elucidation of unknown compounds requires a major effort, as current LC–MS libraries are very limited. Comprehensive two-dimensional GC (GC × GC) coupled to low-resolution rapid-scanning MS is an established technology for the separation and identification of compounds in complex mixtures. However, to enable the empirical formula assignment of unknown compounds, it is required that GC × GC is combined with rapid-scanning accurate mass spectrometers.

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  1. Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Pim E. G. Leonards & Marja Lamoree

  2. Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain

    Rikke Brix & Damià Barceló

  3. Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Parc Científic i Tecnològic de la Universitat de Girona, Carrer Emili Grahit 101, Edifici H20, Girona, Spain

    Damià Barceló

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Leonards, P.E.G., Brix, R., Barceló, D., Lamoree, M. (2011). Advanced GC–MS and LC–MS Tools for Structure Elucidation in Effect-Directed Analysis. In: Brack, W. (eds) Effect-Directed Analysis of Complex Environmental Contamination. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry(), vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18384-3_7

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