Multi-Residue Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Water Using the ACQUITY UPLC H-Class System and the Xevo TQD Tandem Mass Spectrometer

10 Jan 2014

There is increasing concern about the presence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in water bodies throughout the world. This application note from Waters demonstrates the extraction, separation, and detection of 78 PPCPs including acidic, basic, and neutral compounds in well and surface water samples.

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