Semi-continuous high speed gas analysis of generated vapors of chemical warfare agents

Citation
Hc. Trap et Jp. Langenberg, Semi-continuous high speed gas analysis of generated vapors of chemical warfare agents, HRC-J HIGH, 22(3), 1999, pp. 153-158
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
HRC-JOURNAL OF HIGH RESOLUTION CHROMATOGRAPHY
ISSN journal
09356304 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
153 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-6304(199903)22:3<153:SHSGAO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A method is presented for the continuous analysis of generated vapors of th e nerve agents soman and sarin and the blistering agent sulfur mustard. By using a gas sampling valve and a very short (15 cm) column connected to an on-column injector with a 'standard length' column, the system can either b e calibrated or used for performing high speed gas analyses. When using a f lame ionization detector, the detection limit was ca. 100 ppb (ca. 0.5-1.0 mg/m(3)). This technique is applied in inhalation toxicokinetic studies of nerve agents and mustard gas in the guinea pig.