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Photo-electro-Fenton process applied to the degradation of valsartan: Effect of parameters, identification of degradation routes and mineralization in combination with a biological system
Elsevier (2018-12)In this work, the oxidation of the antihypertensive drug valsartan by the Electro-Fenton (EF) and photo-electro-Fenton (PEF) processes was studied using a Ti/IrO2 doped with SnO2 as anode, and a carbon felt air diffusion ... -
Potential of atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source in gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the screening of urinary exogenous androgenic anabolic steroids
Elsevier (2016-02-04)The atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis has been evaluated for the screening of 16 exogenous androgenic anabolic steroids (AAS) in urine. The sample ... -
Potential of atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source in GC-QTOF MS for pesticide residue analysis
John Wiley & Sons (2010-08)The potential applications of a new atmospheric pressure source for GC-MS analysis have been investigated in this work. A list of around 100 GC-amenable pesticides, which includes organochlorine, organophosphorus and ... -
Potential of gas chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry for screening and quantification of hexabromocyclododecane
Springer (2015)A fast method for the screening and quantification of hexabromocyclododecane (sum of all isomers) by gas chromatography using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (GC-APCI-QqQ) ... -
Prediction of Collision Cross-Section Values for Small Molecules: Application to Pesticide Residue Analysis
(2017)The use of collision cross-section (CCS) values obtained by ion mobility high-resolution mass spectrometry has added a third dimension (alongside retention time and exact mass) to aid in the identification of compounds. ... -
Prediction of Retention Time and Collision Cross Section (CCSH+, CCSH–, and CCSNa+) of Emerging Contaminants Using Multiple Adaptive Regression Splines
American Chemical Society (2022-10-24)Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to ion mobility separation and high-resolution mass spectrometry instruments have proven very valuable for screening of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment. ... -
Proposal of 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine consumption biomarkers through identification of in vivo metabolites from mice
Elsevier (2017-07)New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a new breed of synthetically produced substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional illegal drugs. Synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones are the two most common ... -
Quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry screening for synthetic cannabinoids in herbal blends
John Wiley & Sons (2013-05)‘Legal highs’ are novel substances which are intended to elicit a psychoactive response. They are sold from ‘head shops’, the internet and from street suppliers and may be possessed without legal restriction. Several months ... -
Qualitative screening of 116 veterinary drugs in feed by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. Potential application to quantitative analysis
Elsevier (2014)Veterinarian and human pharmaceuticals may be intentionally added to animal feed to enhance animal production. Monitoring these substances is necessary for protecting the consumers. In this work, a screening method covering ... -
Qualitative Screening of Undesirable Compounds from Feeds to Fish by Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry
American Chemical Society (2013)This paper describes the development, validation, and application of a rapid screening method for the detection and identification of undesirable organic compounds in aquaculture products. A generic sample treatment was ... -
Qualitative validation of a liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry screening method for organic pollutants in waters
Elsevier (2013-02)A multiclass wide-scope screening of organic contaminants in natural and waste water has been developed and validated for qualitative purposes, i.e. detection and reliable identification of compounds detected in samples ... -
Quality classification of Spanish olive oils by untargeted gas chromatography coupled to hybrid quadrupole–time of flight mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and metabolomics-based statistical approach
Elsevier (2017-02)The novel atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source has been used in combination with gas chromatography (GC) coupled to hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) mass spectrometry (MS) for determination of ... -
Quantification of prominent volatile compounds responsible for muskmelon and watermelon aroma by purge and trap extraction followed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry determination
Wiley (2016-01)A dynamic headspace purge-and-trap (DHS-P&T) methodology for the determination and quantification of 61 volatile compounds responsible for muskmelon and watermelon aroma has been developed and validated. The methodology ... -
Quantification, confirmation and screening capability of UHPLC coupled to triple quadrupole and hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry in pesticide residue analysis
John Wiley & Sons (2010-04)The potential of three mass spectrometry (MS) analyzers (triple quadrupole, QqQ; time of flight, TOF; and quadrupole time of flight, QTOF) has been investigated and compared for quantification, confirmation and screening ... -
Rapid and sensitive analytical method for the determination of amoxicillin and related compounds in water meeting the requirements of the European union watch list
Elsevier (2021-10-07)The presence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment is becoming one of the main research focus of scientists and policy makers. Proof of that is the inclusion of four antibiotics, amongst which is amoxicillin, in the ... -
Rapid screening of arsenic species in urine from exposed human by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with germanium as internal standard
Royal Society of Chemistry (2012)In the present work, internal standardization based on species-unspecific isotope dilution analysis technique is proposed in order to overcome the matrix effects and signal drift originated in the speciation of As in urine ... -
Rapid wide-scope screening of drugs of abuse, prescription drugs with potential for abuse and their metabolites in influent and effluent urban wastewater by ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography–quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry
Elsevier (2011-01-17)This work illustrates the potential of hybrid quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QTOF MS) coupled to ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) to investigate the presence of drugs of abuse in wastewater. ... -
Re-certification of hydroxyvitamin D standards by isotope pattern deconvolution
Elsevier (2019-04-22)Background Vitamin D testing in analytical clinical laboratories has been experiencing a rapid increase of demand over the last years, as it plays a key role in several disorders. Due to the narrow ranges of medical ... -
Removal efficiency for emerging contaminants in a WWTP from Madrid (Spain) after secondary and tertiary treatment and environmental impact on the Manzanares River
Elsevier B.V. (2021-12-22)The effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can be an important contamination source for receiving waters. In this work, a comprehensive study on the impact of a WWTP from Madrid on the aquatic environment has ... -
Removal of a mixture of veterinary medicinal products by adsorption onto a Scenedesmus almeriensis microalgae-bacteria consortium
Elsevier (2021-07-29)The adsorption of the veterinary medicinal products (VMP) tetracycline (TET), ciprofloxacin (CIP), sulfadiazine (SDZ) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) onto a dried Scenedesmus almeriensis microalgae-bacteria consortium was studied ...