TESTING OF A SAMPLING SYSTEM AND ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS IN AMBIENT AIR

Authors
HIPPELEIN M KAUPP H DORR G MCLACHLAN MS
Citation
M. Hippelein et al., TESTING OF A SAMPLING SYSTEM AND ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS IN AMBIENT AIR, Chemosphere, 26(12), 1993, pp. 2255-2263
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
26
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2255 - 2263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1993)26:12<2255:TOASSA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A sampling system and analytical procedure for determining PCDD/Fs, PC Bs, HCB, and PAHs in ambient air was tested. The reproducibility of th e concentrations and the gas/particle partitioning was +/- 10% for mos t compounds. The removal of gaseous compounds on the XAD resin tap was greater than 99%. The adsorption of gaseous substances on the glass f iber filter was negligible for compounds primarily found in the gas ph ase, but could not be ruled out for compounds found mainly on particle s.