2024 journal article
Diagnostic screening of private well water using gas chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry to support well water management
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 953.
author keywords: Water quality; Drinking water; Reporting back; Chemicals of emerging concern; Suspect and non-target screening
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 23, 2024
In the US, private well users are responsible for their own water quality testing, but local health officials are often uncertain what tests to recommend, particularly for regulated organic chemical contaminants. This study evaluated the utility of suspect and non-target screening (NTS) high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) as a tool to identify a wide range of organic chemicals of emerging concern in private well water and to inform well water management decisions. Qualitative NTS, which detects chemicals without providing concentrations, was used to analyze 25 private well water samples from Wake County, North Carolina. Using the NIST 20 mass spectral database (M