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Title: Effective preconcentration of volatile per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from gas and aqueous phase via solid phase microextraction
Award ID(s):
2432184
PAR ID:
10579879
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Analytica Chimica Acta
Volume:
1345
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0003-2670
Page Range / eLocation ID:
343746
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Fluorinated alkyl substances GC-MS Solid phase microextraction Preconcentration
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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