| Title: | Detection of soil pollution by hydrocarbons using headspace-mass spectrometry and identification of compounds by headspace-fast gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| Author(s): | Perez Pavon JL; Guerrero Pena A; Garcia Pinto C; Moreno Cordero B; |
| Address: | "Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Nutricion y Bromatologia, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain. jlpp@usal.es" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.06.113 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0021-9673 (Print) 0021-9673 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The direct coupling of a headspace sampler with a mass spectrometer is proposed as a screening tool for the rapid detection of soil pollution by hydrocarbons from petroleum and derivatives. The samples are subjected to the headspace generation process, with no prior treatment, and the volatiles generated are introduced directly into the mass spectrometer, thereby obtaining a fingerprint of the sample analysed. Suitable treatment of the signal by chemometric techniques allows unequivocal characterisation of the different types of sample. The use of fast gas chromatography with a mass spectrometer detector coupled to the headspace sampler allows identification of the major hydrocarbons present in the mineral and organic polluted samples, interpretation of the results obtained, and demonstrates the analytical potential of headspace-mass spectrometry coupling" |
| Keywords: | Discriminant Analysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Hydrocarbons/*chemistry Soil Pollutants/*analysis; |
| Notes: | "MedlinePerez Pavon, Jose Luis Guerrero Pena, Armando Garcia Pinto, Carmelo Moreno Cordero, Bernardo eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2004/10/16 J Chromatogr A. 2004 Aug 20; 1047(1):101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.06.113" |
