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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Pyrolysis gas chromatography, combined predominantly with mass spectrometry, is a powerful analytical method for the categorization of polymers. Moreover, it is useful for the characterization of monomers, comonomers, additives, and impurities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Subgroup of volatile organic compounds ... that tend to have a higher molecular weight and higher boiling point temperature.

CONT

Semivolatile organic compounds(SVOCs)... are of concern because of their abundance in the indoor environment and their potential for negative health effects on humans. … The concentrations of semi-volatile organic compounds … are determined by extracting the sample and then analyzing the extract using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry...

OBS

semi-volatile organic compound; SVOC: designation and abbreviation standardized by ISO in 2020.

OBS

semi-volatile organic compound: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Sous-groupe de composés organiques volatils […] qui a tendance à posséder une masse moléculaire plus importante et une température de point d'ébullition supérieure.

OBS

composé organique semi-volatil; COSV : désignation et abréviation normalisées par l'ISO en 2020.

OBS

composé organique semi-volatil : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control
OBS

e. g. gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) ;gas chromatography-Fourier Transform Infrared chromatography(GC-FTIR)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

chromatographie en phase gazeuse - spectrométrie de masse (CPG-SM); chromatographie en phase gazeuse - chromatographie infrarouge à transformée de Fourier (CPG-IRTF), par exemple

OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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