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METHOD OPTIMISATION<br />
Table 11: Separation factors (�) <strong>of</strong> PBDEs <strong>and</strong> musk fragrances obtained by experiments A-E <strong>as</strong><br />
well <strong>as</strong> direct comparison <strong>of</strong> � values <strong>of</strong> pairs <strong>of</strong> analytes that were problematic to separate (for<br />
details see 3.2.3).<br />
Separation factor �<br />
Analyte Experiment A Experiment B Experiment C Experiment D Experiment E<br />
13 C HCB - - - - -<br />
ADBI 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.02<br />
AHMI 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.08<br />
MX D15 1.08 1.08 1.07 1.06 1.16<br />
HHCB 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00<br />
ATII 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00<br />
AHTN D13 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.02<br />
MX 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00<br />
AHTN 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00<br />
MK 1.11 1.09 1.08 1.07 1.16<br />
Fluoranthene D10 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.07<br />
BDE28 1.12 1.09 1.10 1.08 1.12<br />
BDE47 1.14 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.09<br />
BDE100 1.09 1.05 1.07 1.06 1.05<br />
BDE99 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.01<br />
BDE154 1.06 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.04<br />
BDE153 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.03 1.02<br />
BDE183 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.08<br />
ADBI, AHMI 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.08<br />
HHCB, AHTN 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.03<br />
BDE100, BDE99 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.02<br />
BDE154, BDE153 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.03 1.03<br />
Separation factors <strong>of</strong> musk fragrances ranged from 1.00 to 1.16 in all experiments. However,<br />
low retention factors <strong>of</strong> most musk fragrances (ADBI, HHCB, ATII, AHTN D13, MX, <strong>and</strong><br />
AHTN) were observed in experiments A-D. Experiment E revealed elevated retention factors<br />
for some musk fragrances, such <strong>as</strong> AHMI <strong>and</strong> MK. Retentions factors <strong>of</strong> musk fragrances<br />
with same m/z were slightly elevated in experiment E. For PBDEs significant differences in<br />
retentions factors could not be observed in one <strong>of</strong> the experiments.<br />
For musk fragrances <strong>and</strong> PBDEs peak abundances were elevated with incre<strong>as</strong>ing heating<br />
rates. Concurrently, decre<strong>as</strong>ing peak widths were detected at higher heating rates. Fronting or<br />
tailing <strong>of</strong> musk fragrances during different oven parameters were not observed. However, a<br />
slight tailing w<strong>as</strong> detected for low brominated congeners BDE28 <strong>and</strong> BDE47 in all<br />
experiments.<br />
3.3.3 Optimisation <strong>of</strong> the GC inlet parameters<br />
Figure 1 displays peak abundances <strong>of</strong> native musk fragrances <strong>and</strong> PBDEs obtained by<br />
injections <strong>of</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard solution at different oven <strong>and</strong> inlet temperature settings <strong>as</strong> described in<br />
table 8 (section 3.2.4). Settings at low oven temperatures (50 °C, 60 °C) resulted in low peak<br />
abundances. Maximum peak abundances were observed for the most volatile analytes (ADBI<br />
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