Anthony A. Provatas

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Anthony A. Provatas is with the Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Institute of the Environment, at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. Direct correspondence to: anthony.provatas@uconn.edu

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Analysis of PFAS in Locally Acquired Food Containers

Noah B. Liguori-Bills;James D. Stuart;Sarah A. Ayers;Christopher R. Perkins;Anthony A. Provatas

May 1st 2023

The combination of an untargeted approach using ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography–quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC–QTOF) and a targeted approach using UHPLC–tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) are presented as an ideal method for detecting per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fast-food packaging.

Quantification of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Avian Dried Blood Spots by Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Simple Sample Preparation

Anthony A. Provatas;James D. Stuart;Christopher R. Perkins

September 1st 2017

With a simple liquid extraction approach and a short, 13-min GC method, dried blood spots can be analyzed effectively and rapidly. This method demonstrates that dried blood spot cards are an effective technique for toxicological studies.

A Miniature Static Headspace–GC Method for the Analysis of Methanol in Biodiesel

Anthony A. Provatas;James D. Stuart

May 9th 2017

An autosampler for a standard gas chromatography (GC) or GC–mass spectrometry (MS) system was adapted to perform simple static headspace sampling, instead of using a separate, and potentially more complicated, headspace sampling unit.