Identification of chemical warfare agents from vapor samples using a field-portable capillary gas chromatography/membrane-interfaced electron ionization quadrupole mass spectrometry instrument with Tri-Bed concentrator

• Published in: Journal of Chromatography A Vol. 1406; pp. 279 - 290
• Main Authors: Nagashima, Hisayuki, Kondo, Tomohide, Nagoya, Tomoki, Ikeda, Toru, Kurimata, Naoko, Unoke, Shohei, Seto, Yasuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 07.08.2015
• Subjects: capillary gas chromatography; Carry-over; Chemical warfare agents; Chemical Warfare Agents - analysis; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical - instrumentation; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical - methods; chlorides; chlorine; chloropicrin; computers; cyanogen; data collection; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Gases - chemistry; gasoline; Gasoline interference; hydrophobicity; ionization; mass spectrometry; Mechlorethamine - analysis; Micro-concentration; Mustard Gas - analysis; nerve agents; nitrogen; On-site detection; Organophosphates - analysis; Sarin - analysis; Soman - analysis; spectrometers; sulfur; temperature; trapping; vapors; Chemical warfare agents; Gasoline interference; On-site detection; Micro-concentration; Carry-over; Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

•Performance of portable gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer, Hapsite ER was evaluated.•Vapor form of fifteen chemical warfare agents were identified within 12min.•Quantification performance of thirteen agents except for L1 and CS were ascertained.•Carry-over, micro-concentration time effect and gas...