Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds Determination in Air

Leaf-deposited semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs): An exploratory study using GCxGC-TOFMS on leaf washing solutions

“…fossil fuels, forest fires), OCPs from vegetation and soil spraying, and PCBs, although banned during the 80s (directive 96/59/EC), are still released by a variety of materials (e.g. plastics) (Colman Lerner et al 2016). Many SVOCs are considered to be toxic, mutagenic and potentially carcinogenic, as well as to have endocrine-disrupting effects both in animals and humans (Dallongeville et al 2016;Kummer et al, 2008;Santodonato, 1997).…”