Environmental and Food Safety Applications of Tandem Mass Spectrometry Using a Novel Flow-Based Design of Ion Optics

Ariovaldo Bisi, PerkinElmer, Milano, Italy

The increased awareness of people of factors affecting the quality of their life is pushing the request of increased controls on environmental and food quality and safety; the number of analysis is growing year after year, more parameters must be controlled and cutoff concentration of target products is lowering.

To speed-up the workflow, simplified sample preparation is preferred leading to lower cleanup and increased concentration of matrix injected.

In 2016 analytical instruments must provide increased sensitivity, better sample throughput and less down-time than in the past and this can be achieved through a novel ion optics design that makes the tandem mass spectrometer more sensitive and at the same time more rugged and less prone to matrix contamination.

After a quick description of the novel flow-based design we’ll  go through several applications on environmental and food contaminant like perfluorinated compounds in water, pesticides and antibiotics in food.