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Gas Chromatography | Environmental Applications
Encyclopedia of Analytical Science
(2019)
Abstract
Gas chromatography (GC) has been a staple analytical technique for environmental analysis since nearly the inception of environmental analytical chemistry as a discipline. GC combines unmatched high separation power with sensitivity, ease of use and relatively low cost as a tool for complex environmental applications. This article summarizes important principles and developments in GC, including stationary phases, sampling methods and detection, that make it such a powerful tool in environmental analysis. Important environmental applications, including analyses of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, disinfection by-products, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, pesticides and emerging contaminants are discussed.
Keywords
- Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC),
- Detectors,
- Dioxins,
- Disinfection by-products,
- Emerging contaminants,
- Environmental,
- Gas chromatography (GC),
- Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS),
- Inlet,
- Pesticides,
- Polychlorinated biphenyls,
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
- Sample preparation,
- Stationary phase
Disciplines
Publication Date
2019
Editor
Paul J. Worsfold, Alan Townshend, Colin F. Poole, Manuel Miró
Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
9780081019849
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.14472-5
Citation Information
Nicholas Snow, Mª Teresa Galcerán and F. J. Santos. "Gas Chromatography | Environmental Applications" Third editionAmsterdamEncyclopedia of Analytical Science (2019) p. 148 - 157 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nicholas_snow/57/