To demonstrate the quantitative performance of the Thermo Scientific™ Exactive™ GC Orbitrap™ GC-MS mass spectrometer for the analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in environmental samples.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (Figure 1) are a group of organobromine chemicals that inhibit or suppress combustion in organic material. They have been widely used since the 1970s as flame retardants in a broad range of commercial and household products including textiles, building materials, electronics, furnishings, motor vehicles, and plastics.1
