Liquid Chromatography

The chapter gives a general overview of liquid chromatography–based methods for the determination of emerging contaminants in environmental samples. New trends and potentials for the trace analysis of selected classes of emerging contaminants, including brominated flame retardants, drugs of abuse, hormones and endocrine-disrupting compounds, nanomaterials, pefluorinated compounds, pharmaceuticals, and sunscreen agents are outlined. Various aspects of current LC–MS methodology, using tandem and hybrid MS instruments, including sample preparation, are discussed.