Identifying bioaccumulative halogenated organic compounds using a nontargeted analytical approach: seabirds as sentinels.

ABSTRACT: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are typically monitored via targeted mass spectrometry, which potentially identifies only a fraction of the contaminants actually present in environmental samples. With new anthropogenic compounds continuously introduced to the environment, novel and proactive approaches that provide a comprehensive alternative to targeted methods are needed in order to more completely characterize the diversity of known and unknown compounds likely to cause adverse effects. Nontargeted mass spectrometry attempts to extensively screen for compounds, providing a feasible approach for identifying contaminants that warrant future monitoring. We employed a nontargeted analytical method using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spe

SUBMITTER: Millow CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447384 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature