This application note demonstrates the use of high through-put automated thermal desorption (TD) coupled with GC-MS/MS for comprehensive PFAS measurement in indoor air. The method enables accurate quantification of a wide range of PFAS compounds, including neutral and volatile species, down to ultra-trace levels. Applying this approach, the study profiled PFAS contamination across different indoor environments, from workplaces to residences. When using sampling chambers to test materials, the PFAS they release into the indoor air can be identified, along with quantifying the emission rate of such releases.
Quantitative non-targeted screening with predicted response factors is not for regulation, but can rank environmental chemicals by concentration and toxicity.
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) reveals a four-stage polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) breakdown in oil sludge co-composted with manure.
In this third part of " Conversations with Michael Dong," a series on fundamentals of HPLC in pharmaceutical analysis, LCGC International’s "Perspectives in HPLC" column editor discusses the retention mechanism of hydrophobic interaction.