A simple and sensitive method for the determination of volatile halogenated organic compounds in sea water in the amoll−1 to pmoll−1 range
- 31 December 1997
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Analytica Chimica Acta
- Vol. 357 (3), 197-209
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-2670(97)00566-7
Abstract
Volatile halogenated organic compounds in sea water were determined in automated purge and trap systems connected to either a gas-chromatograph with an electron capture detector (GC–ECD), or a mass spectrometer (GC–MS). We show for the first time a miniaturised packed trap in combination with a narrow bore capillary column for the analysis of sea water. Detection limits of amol l−1 to fmol l−1 range for GC–ECD and fmol l−1 to pmol l−1 for GC–MS are achieved with a micro-trap filled with a porous polymer for water samples of 27 ml. The trap is cooled to moderate temperatures, +5°C to −10°C by means of circulating water. The repeatability (RSD) of the compounds determined in sea water were 4% or lower. The method was shown to facilitate the assessment of a number of naturally produced halocarbons important for the chemistry of the atmosphere, in the Arctic Ocean.Keywords
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