Feasibility study of superoxide chemical ionization mass spectrometry (O 2 − CIMS) for real-time gas-phase measurements of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Open Access
- 5 May 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in The Analyst
- Vol. 151 (12) , 3418-3429
Abstract
O 2 − as a CIMS reagent ion enables safer usage and fingerprint ion peaks for PFAS compound confirmation while providing higher sensitivity and lower limits of detection for real-time gas-phase measurements of several PFAS compared to current methods.Keywords
Funding Information
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (R840431)
- North Carolina Collaboratory
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (5T42OH008673)
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