Notes on Troubleshooting LC/MS Contamination 
Table of Contents 
General Discussion ............................................................................................................. 2 
Phthalate Contamination (391, 413 798, 803) ................................................................... 3 
+44 Series............................................................................................................................ 4 
Background Ramps Up With Gradient ............................................................................... 4 
+59 Series............................................................................................................................ 5 
+77 Series............................................................................................................................ 5 
+74 Series............................................................................................................................ 5 
615.7 and 1229.8 CHAPS .................................................................................................. 5 
Nanospray Peaks (371, 445 and others).............................................................................. 7 
+136 Series.......................................................................................................................... 7 
Pentafluoropropionic Acid .................................................................................................. 8 
Water................................................................................................................................... 8 
798 and 803 Contamination................................................................................................ 8 
Peak Clusters at +21, -17, -35, -52..................................................................................... 9 
Common Contaminants in Protein/Peptide Analysis.......................................................... 9 
Removing Ultramark Contamination................................................................................ 13 
Trouble Shooting Excessive Noise In the LCQ, DUO and DECA................................... 14 
HPLC Equipment as sources of contamination ................................................................ 16 
Ghost Peaks....................................................................................................................... 16 
Purge Procedure for Surveyor MS Pump Pulse Dampener .............................................. 17  
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