Simultaneous determination of dechloranes, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and novel brominated flame retardants in food and serum

• Published in: Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Vol. 409; no. 19; pp. 4507 - 4515
• Main Authors: Sales, Carlos, Poma, Giulia, Malarvannan, Govindan, Portolés, Tania, Beltrán, Joaquin, Covaci, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Animals; Beta decay; Biochemistry; Biological properties; Biological samples; blood serum; Bromination; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Congeners; Detection limits; Electron capture; Ethane; Ethers; Flame retardants; Flame Retardants - analysis; Food Analysis; Food Science; Gas chromatography; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - analysis; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - blood; Homology; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - analysis; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - blood; Injection; Ionization; Ions; Isomers; Laboratory Medicine; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Monitoring; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Rapid Communication; Reproducibility; solvents; statistical analysis; tandem mass spectrometry; temperature; Windows (intervals); Gas chromatography; Biological matrices; Dechloranes; Brominated flame retardants; Chemical ionization; Large volume injection

A sensitive method for the simultaneous quantification of dechloranes, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) has been developed for gas chromatography (GC) coupled to tandem mass spectrometry operating in electron capture negative ionization (ECNI) mode...