Flavio A. Franchina

Researchers have developed an advanced gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS)-based chromatographic method for faster and more sensitive detection of volatile and semi-volatile PFAS in soil, improving environmental monitoring of “forever chemicals” and related contaminants. LCGC International spoke to Maria Chiara Corviseri and Flavio A. Franchina of the University of Ferrara, two of the authors of a paper presenting their method.

This article is focused on the detailed qualitative analysis of the fatty acids and the unsaponifiable constituents of a vegetable oil derived from a food-industry waste product, namely lemon seeds.