Method validation and reconnaissance of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and alkylphenols in surface waters, sediments, and mussels in an urban estuary

Klosterhaus, Susan L.; Grace, Richard; Hamilton, M. Coreen; Yee, Donald

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.009

Method validation and reconnaissance of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and alkylphenols in surface waters, sediments, and mussels in an urban estuary

Novel methods utilizing liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were validated for low-level detection of 104 pharmaceuticals and personal care products ingredients (PPCPs) and four alkylphenols (APs) in environmental samples. The methods were appli…