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HERO ID

1464651

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Environmental analysis of polychlorinated terphenyls: Distribution in shellfish from the Ebro Delta (Mediterranean)

Author(s)

Galceran, MT; Santos, FJ; Caixach, J; Ventura, F; Rivera, J

Year

1993

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Journal of Chromatography A
ISSN: 0021-9673
EISSN: 1873-3778

Volume

643

Issue

1-2

Page Numbers

399-408

Language

English

PMID

8360308

DOI

10.1016/0021-9673(93)80576-T

Web of Science Id

WOS:A1993LP65100042

Abstract

Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) have characteristics almost identical with those of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and have been used for analogous applications, but only sporadic reports of the occurrence of PCTs in the environment have been published. High-resolution gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (HRGC-ECD) and mass spectrometric detection in the selected ion monitoring mode was used to analyse samples for PCTs. The homologue distribution of Aroclor 5432, 5460, Leromoll 141 and the PCTs in samples of shellfish from the Ebro Delta (Catalonia, Spain) was established, taking into account the contribution of the [M-Cl2]+ fragments. Quantification was achieved by HRGC-ECD. Concentrations were between 790 and 3 ng/g (dry mass).