Minimizing the sample volume for the analyses of PAHs, BTEX and chlorinated hydrocarbons in melted snow.

• Authors: KUKUČKA Petr; FRIES Elke
• Year of publication: 2009
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Description: Fast and simple analytical methods for determination of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes) and chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHs) (1,1,1-trichoroethane, trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene) in melted snow of low sample volume were developed and optimised. The methods were based on Solid-Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) and Purge & Trap (PT) followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

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