<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies a method for the determination of selected polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDE) (see </span>Figure 1<span lang="EN-GB"> and </span>Table 1<span lang="EN-GB">) in sediment, suspended particulate matter and biota using gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) or with high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS) in the electron impact (EI), negative ion chemical ionization (NCI) or atmospheric pressure ionization (APCI) mode.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The method is applicable to sediment and suspended particulate matter samples with limits of quantification of 0,2 µg/kg dry mass (dm) for brominated diphenylether (BDE) BDE-28 to BDE-183, of 2 µg/kg dry mass (dm) for BDE‑209.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The method is applicable as well with lower limits of quantification (LOQ), if specific clean-up methods, described in </span>Clause 10<span lang="EN-GB">, </span>Table 3<span lang="EN-GB">, method 1 and method 2 in combination with measurement methods GC-MS/MS or GC-HRMS after electron impact ionization (El) or negative ion chemical ionization (NCI) for BDE-209 are used. Depending on the analytical capability of the instrument, limits of quantification down to 0,003 µg/kg dm for BDE-28 to BDE-154 and 0,02 µg/kg dm for BDE-183 and 1 µg/kg dm for BDE-209 and lower are possible.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The method is applicable to biota samples with limits of quantification down to 0,000 2 µg/kg fresh mass (fm) (BDE-28 to BDE-154) and 0,03 μg/kg fresh mass (fm) (BDE-183), if specific clean-up methods, described in </span>Table 4<span lang="EN-GB"> in combination with measurement methods GC-MS/MS or GC-HRMS after electron impact ionization (El) are used.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Performance data are listed in </span>Annex E<span lang="EN-GB">.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies a method for the determination of selected polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDE) (see </span>Figure 1<span lang="EN-GB"> and </span>Table 1<span lang="EN-GB">) in sediment, suspended particulate matter and biota using gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) or with high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS) in the electron impact (EI), negative ion chemical ionization (NCI) or atmospheric pressure ionization (APCI) mode.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The method is applicable to sediment and suspended particulate matter samples with limits of quantification of 0,2 µg/kg dry mass (dm) for brominated diphenylether (BDE) BDE-28 to BDE-183, of 2 µg/kg dry mass (dm) for BDE‑209.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The method is applicable as well with lower limits of quantification (LOQ), if specific clean-up methods, described in </span>Clause 10<span lang="EN-GB">, </span>Table 3<span lang="EN-GB">, method 1 and method 2 in combination with measurement methods GC-MS/MS or GC-HRMS after electron impact ionization (El) or negative ion chemical ionization (NCI) for BDE-209 are used. Depending on the analytical capability of the instrument, limits of quantification down to 0,003 µg/kg dm for BDE-28 to BDE-154 and 0,02 µg/kg dm for BDE-183 and 1 µg/kg dm for BDE-209 and lower are possible.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The method is applicable to biota samples with limits of quantification down to 0,000 2 µg/kg fresh mass (fm) (BDE-28 to BDE-154) and 0,03 μg/kg fresh mass (fm) (BDE-183), if specific clean-up methods, described in </span>Table 4<span lang="EN-GB"> in combination with measurement methods GC-MS/MS or GC-HRMS after electron impact ionization (El) are used.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Performance data are listed in </span>Annex E<span lang="EN-GB">.</span></p>
