A Novel Screening Method for Anthropogenic Sewage Pollutants in Waste Water, Ground Water and Drinking Water Samples by LC-HRAM Analysis

Instrument Type: LCMS

There is a growing public concern about potential contamination of water and the environment with anthropogenic compounds and their degradation products and possible negative impacts on nature and public health. We describe a method that uses the Thermo Scientific Q Exactive mass spectrometer with an Accela Open Autosampler to fully automate the analysis of waste water and drinking water for anthropogenic compounds down to low ppt concentration levels without time consuming solid phase extraction.

Quantitative Analysis of Environmental Air Contaminants Using APCI-MS/MS in Mobile Laboratories

Instrument Type: Unspecified

There are many potential hazards in our environment. Chemical emissions, accidental chemical spills and fires are of particular concern. A real-time analytical atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (APCI-MS/MS) method for the quantitative analysis of air contaminants has been developed using a customized, direct-sampling APCI device coupled with a Thermo Scientific TSQ series triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer.

Targeted and Nontargeted MS Analysis of Contaminants in Storm Water Retention Ponds

Instrument Type: LCMSMS

Comprehensive assessment of the aquatic fate and effects of organic micropollutants is greatly hindered by the need to develop compound-specific methodologies prior to sampling and analysis. We descrbe a data-driven workflow, coupling high-resolution, accurate-mass (HRAM) mass spectrometry and highly sensitive online solid phase extraction (SPE) analysis that ensures complete characterization of organic pollutants in aquatic environments.