Development and applications of a mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry method for the quantification of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans
1 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
2 Triangle Laboratories, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 27713, USA
Abstract:
Mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has been demonstrated to be a valuable technique in the analysis of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs, PCDFs). In this study, we demonstrate both the value and limitations of high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and MS/MS in the analysis of PCDDs and PCDFs. We have found that in certain cases, MS/MS can solve analytical problems that cannot be solved by high-resolution mass spectrometry and we demonstrate the reliability and reproducibility of MS/MS in the analysis of PCDDs and PCDFs in environmental matrices.