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The analytical methodology of pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py- GC/MS) and direct pyrolysis-mass spectrometry (Py-MS) using soft ionization techniques by high electric fields (FI) are briefly described. Recent advances of Py-GC/MS and Py-FIMS for the analyses of complex organic matter such as plant materials, humic substances, dissolved organic matter in water (DOM) and soil organic matter (SOM) in agricultural and forest soils are given to illustrate the potential and limitations of the applied methods.
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Schulten, HR. (1994). New Analytical Techniques for Cuticle Chemical Analysis. In: Percy, K.E., Cape, J.N., Jagels, R., Simpson, C.J. (eds) Air Pollutants and the Leaf Cuticle. NATO ASI Series, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79081-2_11
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