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ArticleiScience2021

Combustion ion chromatography for extractable organofluorine analysis.

Rudolf Aro, Ulrika Eriksson, Anna Kärrman, Iris Reber, Leo W Y Yeung

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Article in iScience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Rudolf AroMan-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden.
Ulrika ErikssonMan-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden.
Anna KärrmanMan-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden.
Iris ReberMetrohm AG, Ionenstrasse, 9100 Herisau, Switzerland.
Leo W Y YeungMan-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Combustion ion chromatography (CIC) has found a role in environmental analytical chemistry for fluorine content analysis. It is used for extractable organofluorine (EOF) analysis to evaluate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and other organofluorine burden. The prevailing assumption has been that all PFASs are incinerated in CIC and matrix components have no impact on this process, but this has not been experimentally evaluated. In this work, the combustion efficiencies of 13 different PFASs were determined (66-110%). A notable difference was observed between calibrating the CIC with inorganic fluorine or organofluorine. Potential interferences from cations and coextracted matrix components from whole blood and surface water samples were evaluated. These observations should be acknowledged when performing EOF analysis using CIC, overlooking either non-100% combustion efficiencies or the differences in calibrating the CIC with inorganic fluorine or organofluorine could lead to underestimating EOF content and through that to misguide policy decisions.

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Analytical chemistryEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental monitoringGeochemistry methods

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PMID34466791
PMCPMC8383001

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