This volume explores state-of-the-art mass spectrometric techniques. It focuses on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry and time-of-flight/mass spectrometry to determine emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, hormones, pesticides, surfactants and unknown natural products.

The 22 studies focus on methods and approaches, rather than theory and explanation, in using the imaging technology's instruments—quadrupole ion trap, triple quadrupole, and quadrupole/time-of-flight—to identify environmental contaminants, among them pesticides, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, aromatic hydrocarbons, humic substances, plasticizers, steroids, hormones, and disinfectant byproducts. By and large, the contributors are not the hoary pioneers of the technology, but a new generation of young scientists in environmental organic analysis. Their accounts are directed to researchers and graduate students in environmental chemistry. The symposium was held at the Society's meeting in Orlando, Florida at an undisclosed date. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Preface

Overview

1. Analysis of Emerging Contaminants, Imma Ferrer and E. M. Thurman

2. Comparison of Quadrupole Time-of-Flight, Triple Quadrupole, and Ion-Trap Mass Spectromety/Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Emerging Contaminants, E. M. Thurman and Imma Ferrer

3. Identification of Residues by LC/MS/MS According to the New European Union Guidelines: Application to the Trace Analysis of Veterinary Drugs and Contaminants in Biological and Environmental Matrices, Alida A. M. Stolker et al.

Combining LC/MS/MS and TOF-MS: Identification of Unknowns

4. Identification of Biologically Active Compounds from Nature Using Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Jeffrey R. Gilbert et al.

5. LC/MS and LC/MS/MS Strategies for the Evaluation of Pesticide Intermediates Formed by Degradative Processes: Photo-Fenton Degradation of Diuron, S. Malato et al.

6. Determination of an Unknown System Contaminant Using LC/MS/MS, Brett J. Vanderford et al.

7. HPLC TOF-MS: An Alternative to LC/MS/MS for Sensitive and Selective Determination of Polar Organic Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment, M. J. Benotti et al.

8. TOF-MS and Quadrupole Ion-Trap MS/MS for the Discovery of Herbicide Degradates in Groundwater, E. M. Thurman, Imma Ferrer, and Edward T. Furlong

Emerging Contaminants: Pharmaceuticals

9. LC/MS/MS and LC/NMR for the Structure Elucidation of Ciprofloxacin Transformation Products in Pond Water Solution, Laurie A. Cardoza et al.

10. Tetracycline and Macrolide Antibiotics: Trace Analysis in Water and Wastewater Using Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, D. D. Snow et al.

11. Identification of Labile Polar Organic Contaminants by Atmospheric-Pressure Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Edward T. Furlong et al.

12. The Determination and Quantification of Human Pharmaceuticals in Aqueous Environmental Samples, Kimberly D. Bratton et al.

13. Using the Liquid Chromatography-Atmospheric Pressure Ionization-Ion Trap for the Analysis of Steroids in Water, Paul Zavitsanos

Emerging Contaminants: Pesticides

14. Determination of Chloroacetanilide and Chloroacetamide Herbicides and Their Polar Degradation Products in Water by LC/MS/MS, John D. Vargo

15. Determination of Acetanilide Degradates in Ground and Surface Waters by Direct Aqueous Injection LC/MS/MS, John D. Fuhrman and J. Mark Allan

16. Interlaboratory Comparison and Validation of Methods for Chloroacetanilide and Chloroacetamide Soil Degradates in Environmental Waters, John D. Vargo, Edward A. Lee, and John D. Fuhrman

17. Identification of Trifluralin Metabolites in Soil Using Ion-Trap LC/MS/MS, Robert N. Lerch et al.

Emerging Contaminants: Surfactants and Natural Products

18. Charge Characteristics and Fragmentation of Polycarboxylic Acids by Electrospray Ionization-Multistage Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Jerry A. Leenheer et al.

19. The Determinants of Anaerobic Biodegradation Products of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Groundwater Using LC/MS/MS, Michael S. Young et al.

20. Analysis of Halogenated Alkylphenolic Compounds in Environmental Samples by LC/MS and LC/MS/MS, Mira Petrovic and Damia Barcelo

21. Liquid Chromatography/Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Derivatization for the Identification of Polar Carbonyl Disinfection By-Products, C. Zwiener, T. Glauner, and F. H. Frimmel

22. Identification of Homologue Unknowns in Wastewater by Ion Trap MSn: The Diagnostic-Ion Approach, Imma Ferrer, Edward T. Furlong, and E. M. Thurman

Indexes

Author Index

Subject Index