Ultrasensitive detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal and harbor water using GC-APLI-MS

Development and Optimization of an External-Membrane Introduction Photoionization Mass Spectrometer for the Fast Analysis of (Polycyclic)Aromatic Compounds in Environmental and Process Waters

“…Fast and sensitive analysis of aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aqueous matrices is vitally important, because of their high impact on environmental and human health. , The low concentrations of AHs and PAHs in environmental bodies of water complicate their monitoring . Although available chromatographic offline techniques offer clear advantages, with respect to sensitivity, − various laborious enrichment techniques (e.g., purge-and-trap, solid-phase extraction, liquid–liquid extraction) must be applied to increase the concentrations to a detectable level. − For this reason, the development of online techniques moves into focus. A simplified analytical method for PAHs and similar compounds in complex matrices has been developed by Mirabelli et al by using online solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to atmospheric-pressure photoionization mass spectrometry (APPI-MS).…”