Evaluation of Analytical Chemical Methods for Detection of Estrogens in the Environment

Evaluation of Analytical Chemical Methods for Detection of Estrogens in the Environment

Appendix 3 - Overview of published GC methods

Survey of GC-MS and GC-MS-MS methods used for quantitative determination of natural and synthetic steroids.

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Abbreviations: PFBCI = Pentafluorobenzylbenzene; GPC = gel permeation chromatography; SS=surrogate standard; MSTFA= N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)- trifluoroacetamide; TMSI = trimethylsilylimidazole; DTE= dithioerytrol; MTBSTFA= N-methyl-N-(tert)-butyldimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide; E2-17-valer. = estradiol-17- valerate; E2-17-acet.=estradiol-17-acetate- E2gluc=estradiol glucuronide; E2sulf= estradiol sulphate; TBDMCS= tert.-butyldimethylchlorosilane.