A cautionary note on the effects of laboratory air contaminants on ambient ionization mass spectrometry measurements

Abstract

Ambient ionization mass spectrometry methods are convenient, sensitive and require little sample preparation. However, they are susceptible to species present in air surrounding the mass spectrometer. This study identifies some challenges associated with the potential impacts of indoor air contaminants on ionization and analysis involving open‐air methods.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 04, 2017
Source ID
10.1002/rcm.7951

Entities

People

  • Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
  • Lisa M Wingen
  • Sambhav R Kumbhani
  • Véronique Perraud

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Science Foundation
  • Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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