| Title: | Screening processed milk for volatile organic compounds using vacuum distillation/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| Address: | "National Exposure Research Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, P. O. Box 93478, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-3478, USA" |
| Journal Title: | Arch Environ Contam Toxicol |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00244-003-2308-2 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0090-4341 (Print) 0090-4341 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "An adaptation is presented of method 8261--from the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846)-to analyze milk for an expanded list of volatile organic compounds is presented. The milk matrix exhibits a strong affinity for organic compounds and the surrogate based matrix normalization described in method 8261 provided accurate results. This method had the sensitivity necessary to detect volatile organic analytes at or below maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) set by EPA for drinking water. In a survey of milk samples available in Las Vegas, Nevada, 32 of 88 targeted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were detected. Many of the detected VOCs have not previously been reported and a rationale for their presence in milk is presented" |
| Keywords: | Animals Environmental Monitoring/*methods Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Milk/*chemistry Organic Chemicals/*analysis Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHiatt, M H Pia, J H eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2004/04/27 Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2004 Feb; 46(2):189-96. doi: 10.1007/s00244-003-2308-2" |
