title: Isomeric analysis of PCDD/PCDF in waste incinerator fly ash by GC-MS/MS.
abstract: The development of an analytical method for the analysis of PCDD/PCDF in fly ash using a bench analytical system comprising of a gas chromatograph fitted with an ion trap detector operated in the tandem MS mode is described. The optimum settings for the most important MS/MS parameters are given, including those for the less reported mono- to tri-chlorinated dioxin and furan congener groups. Fly ash samples from three waste incineration plants representing a de-commissioned 1970s plant design, an upgraded and still operating plant originally designed in the 1970s, and a modern 1990s design operating plant have been analysed for PCDD/PCDF. The fly ash samples were analysed for PCDD/PCDF using the methods developed and the total PCDD/PCDF, I-TEQ values and isomeric profiles are reported. The fly ash from the older de-commissioned incinerator had very significantly higher concentrations of PCDD/PCDF compared to the modern incinerator fly ash.
authors.affiliation: Energy and Resources Research Institute, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Adrian M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cunliffe
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis*; D060729:Coal Ash; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D017745:Incineration; D007536:Isomerism; D052638:Particulate Matter; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001572:Benzofurans; D060729:Coal Ash; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D052638:Particulate Matter; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D002244:Carbon