New applications of mass spectrometry to the identification and quantification of emerging pollutants and their transformation products

This PhD dissertation describes several screening strategies for the detection and identification of emerging pollutants in environmental samples. Valuable information about the presence and concentrations of different families of pharmaceuticals, such as antimycotics and cardiovascular, are present...

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Autor: Castro Varela, Gabriela
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/23915
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23915
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::23 Química::2301 química analítica ::230103 Análisis cromatográfico
Materias::Investigación::23 Química::2301 química analítica ::230110 Espectroscopia de masas
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Sumario:This PhD dissertation describes several screening strategies for the detection and identification of emerging pollutants in environmental samples. Valuable information about the presence and concentrations of different families of pharmaceuticals, such as antimycotics and cardiovascular, are presented. In addition, the behaviour of the studied pollutants under different tertiary treatments, as well as, the study of the formation of transformation products, are assessed along this thesis. The main point in common in all these studies is the evaluation of the large amount of possibilities offered by the accurate mass spectrometry, derived from the use of TOF instruments, in the identification and inspection of new pollutants.