Development and evaluation of sample preparation methods for the determination of organic micropollutants in soil samples utilizing GC-APCI-QToF MS.

ABSTRACT: Soil pollution poses a serious threat to terrestrial ecosystems and human health, yet studies often focus on a handful of pollutant classes per study. Wide-scope methodologies are necessary to account for the complexity and diversity of the soil matrix and the organic micropollutant mixture of both known and novel compounds it may contain. Thus, to facilitate comprehensive monitoring of the organic micropollutant burden in soil with gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS), three wide-scope methods were developed and compared: modified QuEChERS (mQuEChERS), Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE), and Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction (UAE). Comparison of the three methods and the final choice of the modified QuEChERS were achieved via an examination of the per

SUBMITTER: Boinis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12680782 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature