Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals, produced either intentionally or as byproducts of industrial and agricultural activity. Due to the persistent nature of POPs, many of these compounds migrate naturally from the environment into plant food sources and up the food chain where they bioaccumulate in the fatty tissue of animals.
Magnetic Sector GC-HRMS systems are the highest performing mass spectrometers for routine target compound analysis of dioxins and POPs in all kinds of sample matrices. The practical use of these instruments has come a long way since 2005, when attaching two gas chromatographs to one source was new for magnetic sector instruments. The technique now provides full compliance worldwide with any regulatory method for detecting dioxins, PCBs, or PBDEs in food and environmental matrices.
This presentation will discuss how magnetic sector GC–HRMS works in a commercial POPs laboratory to increase throughput. While primarily used for dioxin analysis, we will also show data for PCBs, OCPs, and PBDEs.
In this webcast, we will discuss the results of experiments designed to test the suitability and capabilities of magnetic sector GC–HRMS for target compound analysis, including:
- Precision, accuracy, and identification capabilities in targeted workflows
- Mixing your workflows
- The ease of use and effectiveness of the software