The Chromatography Laboratory is devoted to the qualitative and quantitative analysis of volatile and non-volatile organic pollutants and of toxic cations and anions in liquid and solid environmental samples. The performance of the equipment in the laboratory supports high-resolution and exact mass identifications of compounds found in complex matrices.
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
- analysis of pharmaceutical compounds from water, sediment and aquatic biota samples;
- analysis of halogenated disinfection by-products and chlorinated solvents in water;
- determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water and sediment;
- determination of organophosphorus pesticides from solid and liquid environmental samples;
- monitoring of ozone precursors, polar and non-polar volatile organic compounds, halogenated compounds and oxygenated volatile organic compounds (aldehydes and ketones) in ambient air;
- determination of pesticides and insecticides levels in water, sediment and biota;
- analysis of toxic ions in water samples;
- determination of organic pollutants in wastewater.