CRITICAL-REVIEW OF THE ANALYSIS OF NON-ORTHO-CHLOROBIPHENYLS AND MONO-ORTHO-CHLOROBIPHENYLS

The various methods for the determination of non-ortho and mono-ortho-chlorobiphenyls are critically reviewed. Matrix, sample preparation, extraction, clean-up, fractionation and group separation methods, chromatographic separation (gas, liquid and supercritical fluid chromatography), as well as the various detection methods, multi-residue methods, quality control and method validation are discussed. For each topic, an overview is given of the current status of the field and recommendations for the most appropriate analytical approach are presented.