Application Notes: Environmental

This application note demonstrates the analysis of 9 halogenated acetic acids, which are regulated by the EPA and the European Union, using ICPMS/MS for detection.

A simplified SPE procedure using UCT’s HL DVB polymeric sorbent for the analysis of 64 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in water according to EPA Method 16

A modified Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) method using UCT’s C18 cartridges has been demonstrated for the extraction of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in water.

Microplastics in water are a major concern, found even in tap water and human bodies. Learn how Sartorius Arium® Pro VF series removes them effectively.

Achieving reliable trace perchlorate analysis proving difficult? Discover this powerful IC method for simple, ultra-low detection in water matrices.

In this poster, we explore parameters that could impact data integrity with the analytes in EPA Method 1633, UCMR 5 and the EU Drinking Water Directive regulations.

Measuring ultrashort-chain PFAS (C1-C4) in water is crucial due to their ubiquity and potential human exposure. Standard RPLC tests struggle with these compounds.

VOCs collected from air onto a sorbent packed tube are released by thermal desorption and focused for GC-MS determination using the novel cryogen free dynamic focusing

Measuring ultrashort-chain PFAS (C1-C4) in water is crucial due to their ubiquity and potential human exposure. Standard RPLC tests struggle with these compounds.

Monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in air is successfully performed by the US EPA using Thermal Desorption-GC/MS.

Novel Thermal Desorption-GC/MS method for determination of formaldehyde using PFPH, automatically loaded onto Tenax TA adsorbent, as derivatization agent.

GERSTEL TD 3.5+ Thermal Desorber successfully passes method VDA278 system performance test for automobile material emissions increasing sample capacity and throughput.

VOCs collected from air onto a sorbent packed tube are released by thermal desorption and focused for GC-MS determination using the novel cryogen free dynamic focusing

We present a reliable NanoPak-C All Carbon SPE method for extracting and detecting 15 OCPs from small quantities of soil (100 mg) and river water (200 µL) samples.

This app note outlines SPE extraction of water samples following EPA Draft Method 1634, comparing polymeric HLD SPE cartridges and polymeric HLB SPE cartridges.

GC×GC–TOF MS with thermal modulation used to provide detailed and sensitive characterisation of pyrolysis oil composition to identify possible contaminants.

Analysis of VPH in environmental samples by automated flow-modulated headspace–GC×GC–FID, for robust and efficient sample quantitation.

This study investigates the performance of a high-throughput automated thermal desorption instrument coupled to GC–MS/MS for PFAS analysis.

Analysis of trace per- and polyfluorinated organic vapours in air using cryogen-free thermal desorption and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.

A method to collect and analyse ozone-depleting substances & halogenated greenhouse gases in 100% humidity ambient air with a cryogen-free preconcentration–GC–MS system

Analyze phthalates 1.4x faster and cut costs by reducing helium consumption 67%.

Read about how the University of York used mobile SIFT- MS to experimentally verify that motor vehicle screen wash is a significant unreported source of VOC emissions

SIFT-MS has unique advantages in air quality measurement applications. It enables environmental incidents to be detected and remedied before they escalate.

Characterising various complex petrochemicals – including diesel, crude oil and vacuum gas oil – using the enhanced peak capacity of GC×GC–FID with thermal modulation

Featured Application: Semivolatiles on Rxi-SVOCms

Application note shows how thermal desorption GC–MS is used to monitor the release of PFAS during the application of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF).

Demonstrating how commercially available TD equipment is used to monitor CF4 & other products of incomplete destruction (PIDs) resulting from PFAS removal technologies.

This study investigates the performance of a high-throughput automated thermal desorption instrument coupled to GC–MS/MS for PFAS analysis.