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Natalia Soares Quinete, Florida International University

Time:
3:30 pm
Location:
CLARK 112
Host: Stephen Valentine

Targeted and Non-targeted Analysis for the Screening of PFAS in the Aquatic Environment

Natalia Soares Quinete, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Florida International University

Natalia Soares Quinete
Abstract:  In this talk, a highly sensitive LC-MS/MS and a high throughput online-solid phase extraction method coupled to LC-Orbitrap MS were developed for the targeted and non-targeted analysis of PFAS. The assessment of PFAS levels, composition and trends and the tentative identification of non-traditional monitored PFAS were performed in surface and tap water sources in South Florida. A “naïve” and simple semi-quantitation approach is also proposed based on a global calibration curve to improve the understanding on total PFAS levels in environmental samples, which contributes to improve ecological and health risks assessments associated with PFAS exposure.