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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
Volume 992, Issue 1-2, Pages 1-9Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9673(03)00278-4
Keywords
solid-phase microextraction; field analysis; warfare agents; VX; bis(diisopropylaminoethyl)disulfide
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A solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) sampling and analysis method was developed for bis(diisopropylaminoethyl)disulfide (a degradation product of the nerve agent VX) in soil. A 30-min sampling time with a polydimethylsiloxane-coated fiber and high temperature alkaline hydrolysis allowed detection with 1.0 mug of VX spiked per g of agricultural soil. The method was successfully used in the field with portable GC-MS instrumentation. This method is relatively rapid (less than I h), avoids the use of complex preparation steps, and enhances analyst safety through limited use of solvents and decontamination of the soil before sampling. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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