Consolidated analysis of soil contaminants Four-fold increase in the sample throughput with GC-Orbitrap

摘要

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic organic compounds that can contaminate soils, air, sediments, and water as a result of natural and anthropogenic processes.PCBs and PAHs are resistant to environmental degradation and can be transported over long distances. Moreover, due to their lipophilicity these chemicals can undergo biomagnification and accumulation in the food chain and can pose significant health risks to humans. Their toxicity even at very low concentrations means that their presence in the environment needs to be monitored so that the risk of uptake of these compounds into the food chain and subsequently into human populations is minimized.