Abstract
The analysis of PCBs often involves lengthy and expensive cleanup procedures to remove interferences associated with environmental sample matrices. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) has proven to be a useful tool in removing many of these interferences from environmental samples, especially from difficult matrices such as oils, lipids and sediments. This paper describes the effect of temperature upon the GPC column in separating PCBs from transformer oil and its implication on GC-MS analysis.
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