Robert J. Thomas is a Research Councils UK academic fellow in biomanufacturing at Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, LE11 3TU, tel. +44 1509 227601
The Applicability of Field-Portable GC–MS for the Rapid Sampling and Measurement of High-Boiling-Point Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Environmental Samples
A look at the use of field-portable GC–MS with solid-phase microextraction, purge-and-trap, thermal desorption, and heated headspace sampling techniques to provide a fast response for in-field analysis of SVOCs in a wide variety of environmental-type samples including potable waters, tea, plants, and road gravel.