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Environmental Applications of Mass Spectrometry: Toxaphene Analysis

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Selected Topics in Mass Spectrometry in the Biomolecular Sciences

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Several methods for the elucidation of unknown structures are available in organic chemistry. In environmental trace analysis mass spectrometry is the most suitable technique due to its specificity and unsurpassed sensitivity. However there are problems due to the fact that analyte concentrations in environmental samples are usually small, and there are many other contaminants and naturally-occurring chemicals in such samples. The identification and quantitative analysis of contaminants requires a large range of sampling, pretreatment, and selective and sensitive instrumental analytical procedures. An illustration of the various techniques available is provided using the pesticide toxaphene as an example. The intention is not to review the environmental chemistry and ecological effects of toxaphene exhaustively, but to give an overview and to discuss certain aspects of its analysis.

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  1. Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA

    Richard M. Caprioli

  2. SESMA-C.N.R., Napoli, Italy

    Antonio Malorni

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica, Arcavacata di Rende, Università della Calabria, Italy

    Giovanni Sindona

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Onuska, F.I., Maguire, R.J. (1997). Environmental Applications of Mass Spectrometry: Toxaphene Analysis. In: Caprioli, R.M., Malorni, A., Sindona, G. (eds) Selected Topics in Mass Spectrometry in the Biomolecular Sciences. NATO ASI Series, vol 504. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5165-8_28

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