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High Resolution LC-MS for Screening and Quantitative Analysis of Antibiotics in Drinking Water Using an Orbitrap and Online Sample Preparation
Conclusion
This poster demonstrates:
Online pre-concentration and extraction for 1mL injections of antibiotics at the ppt
level.
The quantitation of HR/AM data using TraceFinder software from the Exactive
Plus Orbitrap instrument.
Spectral confirmation of MS
2
spectrum collected in the same data file as the
quantitation data using ExactFinder software.
Ability to quantitate and confirm samples in the same analytical run for antibiotics
in water samples.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Paul Yang from the Ontario Ministry for the Environment for
supplying the antibiotic standards for this analysis.
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comparison was performed with ExactFinder software.