Quantification of persistent organic pollutants in human whole blood samples using stir bar sorptive extraction coupled with GC/MS/MS and isotope dilution mass spectrometry

Stir-bar sorptive extraction has been proven an effective and green extraction method for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in aqueous samples such as drinking water, wastewater, and human serum. In this study, a method was developed to quantify POPs in human whole blood samples using stir bar sorptive extraction-thermal desorption-GC/MS/MS-isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS). This method enables accurate, precise, and sensitive...