Trace analysis—the future limits

TL;DR: In this article, the state-of-the-art of passive water sampling for long-term monitoring of organic pollutants in water is discussed, and the analytical costs (usually connected with expensive dynamic sample isolation and preconcentration techniques) can be reduced substantially.

TL;DR: No major variation of sigma non-ortho CB concentrations was found between the six different blubber sites but higher sigma PCN concentrations (wet weight) were found dorsally at the peduncle.

TL;DR: Pesticide uptake rates were independent of the water composition and decreased at low temperature, and higher absorption rates were observed for pyrethroid, organophosphorus and chlorinated compounds than for carbamates.

TL;DR: A method to determine low level PCBs andPBDEs in milk fat based on the semi-permeable membrane dialysis/ion trap GC MS technique was developed and turned out to be linear within a far broader concentration range entirely sufficient for analyses of PCB and PBDE in milkfat.