Environmentally Important Analytes

The first considerations in determining the most appropriate SPE methodology are the structure and polarity of the analytes of interest. Table 7.1 shows a selection of environmentally important compounds as examples for SPE methods development from aqueous solution. The polarity range of environmentally important analytes is broad and stretches from nonpolar compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin, and l,l,l-trichloro-2-2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT), to moderately nonpolar compounds, such as polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), to polar compounds such as the herbicides. The most polar compounds are those containing multiple polar functional groups or an ionic functional group, either anionic or cationic. The type of SPE cartridge and elution solvent that are used depends on the polarity of the compound. 

Abstract The development of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) applications is a growing field, having the potential advantages of ECL over conventional chemiluminescence. ECL has found various applications in immunoassays, DNA probe assays, and aptasensors by employing ECL-active species as labels on biological molecules. The recent use of ECL to detect many chemically, biochemically, clinically, and environmentally important analytes is reviewed. 

ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPORTANT ANALYTES 7.3.1 PAHs, Substituted PAHs, and Related Analytes... 

Acetonitrile has been used as the organic mobile phase constituent for nearly every separation of environmentally important analytes. Often, acetonitrile not only gives the best peak shape but the shortest retention times and best resolution as well. 

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