title: Capillary and microchip electrophoretic analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous contaminants which can reach the environment and food in different ways. Because of their high toxicity, two international regulatory institutions, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the European Food Safety Authority, have classified PAHs as priority pollutants, generating an important demand for the detection and identification of PAHs. Thus, sensitive, fast, and cheap methods for the analysis of PAHs in environmental and food samples are urgently needed. Within this context, electrophoresis, in capillary or microchip format, displays attractive features. This review presents and critically discusses the published literature on the different approaches to capillary and microchip electrophoresis analysis of PAHs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Analytical and Bioanalytical Sciences and Miniaturization, Chemistry, Biology, and Innovation (CBI), UMR 8231 CNRS - ESPCI ParisTech, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Ludivine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferey
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Delaunay
mesh_terms: D053801:Capillary Electrochromatography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D046209:Electrophoresis, Microchip / Q000379:methods*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons