Gas chromatography/electron capture negative-ion mass spectrometry at the zeptomole level

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• Personal Author:
  Abdel-Baky S ; Giese RW
• Description:
  An electron capture negative ion mass spectrometer (ECNIMS) was finely tuned to optimize the sensitivity for electrophoric analytes related to DNA adducts and the reference electrophore octafluoronaphthalene (OFN). Each compound gave a strong response by gas spectrometry with electron capture negative ion mass spectrometry. The parameters studied were column head pressure, ion source pressure, ion source temperature, electron energy, and emission current. Higher ion source pressure, adjusted from 1.0 to 2.0 torr with methane, increased the sound/noise (S/N) ratio. It was suggested that the increased S/N with a higher setting for electron energy and the emission current were largely due to the resulting increased population of thermal electrons. When all compounds were tested with settings raised to higher values, the S/N was raised 8.4 to 18.1 fold, with the exception of OFN, which changed slightly. OFN did not respond like the other compounds partially since OFN reacted with oxygen in the column and ion source. In application to a real sample, the new conditions carried the drawbacks of using a higher column head pressure, shortening gas chromatography retention time, and increasing the likelihood of general interferences. Using a conventional head pressure with the other conditions set to high values reduced the response two to three fold. The authors conclude that a tradeoff occurs between sensitivity and resolution. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Chromatography Hydrocarbons Naphthalenes Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Spectrum Analysis
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Chemical-analysis Chromatographic-analysis Grants-other NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons Quantitative-analysis Spectrographic-analysis
• ISSN:
  0003-2700
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00229147
• Citation:
  Anal Chem 1991 Dec; 63(24):2986-2989
• Contact Point Address:
  Medicinal Chemistry Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• NORA Priority Area:
  Other Occupational Concerns ; Grants Other
• Performing Organization:
  Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19910101
• Source Full Name:
  Analytical Chemistry
• End Date:
  19961130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:70d1682329a81ea5177df355e4304917c80e4cd5e24dd677f5c57e9db23a8bb06c88f4062ef7863f187af83bd048862c49b8300fc04ce08b699e68308e2c000e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204805/cdc_204805_DS1.pdf
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