ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2025
FluoroMatch IM: An Interactive Software for PFAS Analysis by Ion Mobility Spectrometry.
Article in Environmental science & technology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Uncovering PFAS and halogenated chemicals using nontargeted analysis and the PFAS IMplementer for mass spectrometry (PIMMS).Science advances · 2026Article
- Analysis and Risks of Emerging Contaminants and Microplastics in Natural and Treated Waters and Human Health: A Critical Review.Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Review
- Evaluating Legacy and Emerging PFAS in Human Blood Collected from 2003 to 2021.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- High-Throughput Small-Scale Platform for Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Analogs.Environmental science & technology letters · 2025Article
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Abstract
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are often present in complex mixtures at trace levels in environmental samples, posing difficulties for analytical chemists. Ion mobility offers highly replicable identifiers, enabling the use of community-based libraries for PFAS annotation in nontargeted analysis. Currently, limited software exists to leverage the capabilities of liquid chromatography ion mobility high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-IM-HRMS) for nontargeted analysis. FluoroMatch IM is a free vendor-neutral open-source tool for rapid annotation of PFASs in LC-IM-HRMS datasets. Annotation algorithms include collision cross-section (CCS) matching, formula prediction, homologous series detection, mass defect filtering, and accurate mass matching with a database of 194 PFAS ions that can be continuously expanded by the community. Results from FluoroMatch IM were compared to a targeted approach with a laboratory-prepared mixture of 63 PFASs and real wastewater samples. A nontarget workflow incorporating FluoroMatch IM revealed additional likely PFASs (
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