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Results obtained from the use of high-performance liquid chromatography and field desorption mass spectrometry for the separation and identification of non—volatile organics isolated from river and drinking waters are presented.
Complex mixtures of non-volatile organics with a wide diversity of structural types have been shown to be present in these water samples.
Among the non-volatile organics identified are poly chlorinated terphenyls, non-ionic and cationic surfactants, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and epoxy resin components. The majority of the identified compounds are anthropogenic in origin and many of them are biologically active.
Only a small proportion of the non-volatiles present have been identified and the others await further application of the techniques used here and the development of new techniques.
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Watts, C.D., Crathorne, B., Fielding, M., Steel, C.P. (1984). Identification of Non-Volatile Organics in Water Using Field Desorption Mass Spectrometry and High Performance Liquid Chromatography. In: Angeletti, G., Bjørseth, A. (eds) Analysis of Organic Micropollutants in Water. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6345-0_13
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