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Abbreviations
Da
International SI mass unit Dalton
CID
Collision-Induced Fragmentation (typically in the collision cell Q2)
FWHM
Full width at half maximum (a measure of the peak width at half
peak height)
H-SRM
Highly selective SRM process (typically at 0.4 Da peak width)
HxCDD
Hexachlorodibenzodioxin
MRM
Multiple Reaction Monitoring (typically describing the analysis for
multiple compounds)
OCP
Organochlorine pesticides
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCDD/F
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans
QuEChERS
Dispersive SPE extraction method, acronym for Quick Easy Cheap
Efficient Rugged and Safe
SIM
Selected Ion Monitoring
SRM
Selected Reaction Monitoring (typically describing the technical
process)
TSQ
Triple Stage Quadrupole instrument
U-SRM
Ultra selective SRM process (typically at peak widths at or below
0.2 Da peak widths)
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank David Steiniger and Eric
Phillips from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Austin, TX, for
providing OFN data.
References
1. Thermo Fisher Scientific, US 5389785, Ion Filter Apparatus
and Method of Production Thereof, Feb 14, 1995.
2. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Pesticide Analyzer Reference Manual,
Vers. 2, 2010.
3. Yost, R.A., Enke, C.G.,
Anal. Chem.
1979
, 31, 1251A.
4. Yost, R.A., Enke, C.G., et al.,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion
Physics
1979
, 30, 127-136.
