Outgassing studies Testing for residual solvents Evaluating contaminants on semiconductor wafers or other technology products (thermal desorption) Identifying trace impurities in liquids or gases Non-volatile matrices (wafers, metal parts oil, etc.) require additional prep (extraction, outgassing, etc.)
Evaluating extracts from plastics Target compounds must either be volatile or capable of derivatization Atmospheric gases are challenging (CO2, N2, O2, Ar, CO, H2O) GC MS has long been considered to be the Gold Standard for all sorts of analytical laboratories.