@misc{xie_development_and_2006, 
author={Xie, Z., Selzer, J., Ebinghaus, R., Caba, A., Ruck, W.},
title={Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere},
year={2006},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2006.02.027},
abstract = {An analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of trace tertiary octylphenol (t-OP), technical nonylphenol isomers (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate isomers (NP1EO) and seven phthalates in the atmosphere using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). High volume samples were collected using a high-volume pump equipped with a PUF/XAD-2 column for air and glass fiber filter for particles. The detection limits of the method for alkylphenols (APs) and the phthalates ranged from 0.0006 to 0.034 ng m−3 in air. The recoveries of t-OP, NP, NP1EO and the phthalates for the entire procedure were satisfactory (>69%). The method was successfully applied to the determination of the analytes in the atmosphere samples collected over land and the ocean. The concentrations of t-OP, NP, NP1EO showed decline trends from land to the open sea, and the phthalates present over land and the North Sea were comparable. It is suggested that the atmosphere is a significant pathway for the transport of alkylphenols and the phthalates in the environment.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2006.02.027} (DOI). Xie, Z.; Selzer, J.; Ebinghaus, R.; Caba, A.; Ruck, W.: Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2006. vol. 565, no. 2, 198-207. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.02.027}}