Characterization of organic aromatic compounds in soils affected by an uncontrolled tire landfill fire through the use of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

•Non-target GC×GC−ToF MS was used to characterise samples affected by a tire fire.•Aromatic classes present in soils and ash after the tire fire were identified.•Variations of the abundances of pollutants with time and distance were evaluated.•PBDE, DP and OPFR levels in these kind of samples were reported for the first time.