Method 545: Determination of Cylindrospermopsin and Anatoxin-a in Drinking Water by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS)

Citation:

U.S. EPA. April 2015. Method 545: Determination of Cylindrospermopsin and Anatoxin-a in Drinking Water by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS), EPA 815-R-15-009.

Description:

Analytical Method

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for confirmatory analysis of anatoxin-a and cylindrospermopsin in aerosol, solid, particulate and water samples.

• Method 545: Determination of Cylindrospermopsin and Anatoxin-a in Drinking Water by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS) (pdf) (404.63 KB, 4/18/2015, EPA 815-R-15-009)
  Provides laboratory analysts with steps on determining anatoxin-a and cylindrospermopsin in drinking water and interpreting the associated data.