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A method for the quantitation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Year of publication

1987

Authors

Himberg, Kimmo; Julkunen, Päivi; Pyysalo, Heikki

Abstract

The varying composition of chlorinated biphenyl mixtures (PCBs) in various matrices poses several difficulties for their quantitation. This work describes a proposal for the quantitation of PCBs on the basis of nine signal congeners. The selected signal compounds include Cl2 - Cl8 chlorinated congeners and they can be used in evaluating the PCB content of food, environmental and occupational samples. The detection is carried out by gas chromatography using an electron capture or mass selective detector. Model chromatograms of several commercial PCB mixtures are given.
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Publication type

Publication format

Monograph

Audience

Professional

MINEDU's publication type classification code

D4 Published development or research report or study

Publication channel information

Journal/Series

Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tiedotteita

Publisher

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Issue

684

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

No

License of the publisher’s version

Other license

Self-archived

No

Other information

Keywords

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Language

English

International co-publication

No

Co-publication with a company

No

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

No