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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY [5 records]

Record 1 2025-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) is one of the so-called hyphenated analytical techniques. It is actually two techniques that are combined to form a single method for analyzing mixtures of organic chemicals. Gas chromatography separates the components of a mixture, and mass spectrometry characterizes each of the components individually. The combination of the two techniques allows for both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of a sample containing a number of organic compounds. The uses for GC-MS are numerous, including chemical, geological, environmental, and forensic research.

Key term(s)
  • gas chromatography mass spectrometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

[...] technique d'analyse qui combine les performances de la chromatographie en phase gazeuse, pour la séparation des composés d'un échantillon, et de la spectrométrie de masse, pour la détection et l'identification des composés en fonction de leur rapport masse sur charge. Cette technique permet d'identifier et/ou de quantifier précisément de nombreuses substances présentes en très petites quantités, voire en traces. Les applications de la CPG-SM comprennent le dosage de médicaments ou de stupéfiants, l'analyse environnementale, la médecine légale et l'identification de toutes substances inconnues même sous forme de traces.

Key term(s)
  • CPG/SM
  • CG/SM
  • chromatographie en phase gazeuse/spectrométrie de masse

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 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 4 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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Record 5 1996-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
DEF

... device used to measure the concentration of oxygen in respiratory gases by techniques such as mass spectrometry, polarography, thermal conductivity, or gas chromatography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
CONT

La fraction d'oxygène inspiré [...] doit [...] être surveillée étroitement [...]. Différents types d'oxymètres sont aujourd'hui disponibles, qui permettent à peu de frais d'assurer le monitorage constant de cet élément vital.

Spanish

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