Techniques for Simplified Analysis of Dioxins

摘要

Environmental pollution due to dioxins (PCDDs, PCDFs, Co-PCBs) has recently become a serious problem. The analysis of very small concentrations of dioxins requires complex recovery and analysis procedures. However, to implement countermeasures against soil pollution by dioxins and perform daily control of incinerator operations, a quicker and more convenient analysis method needs to be established. TERM Corporation has established simple analytical techniques consisting of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and ion-trap gas chromatography/mass spectrometer/mass spectrometer (GC/MS/MS) methods. These methods sharply reduce the time and cost of analysis. In addition, the results obtained using these methods are comparable to the results obtained by the official method. We have performed efficient environmental investigations and implemented countermeasures to reduce dioxins applying these simple methods.