| Main Title |
Evaluation of Methods for Simultaneous Collection and Determination of Nicotine and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Indoor Air. |
| Author |
Chuang, J. C. ;
Kuhlman, M. R. ;
Wilson., N. K. ;
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| CORP Author |
Battelle Columbus Div., OH.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
| Publisher |
c1990 |
| Year Published |
1990 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-90/068; |
| Stock Number |
PB90-245671 |
| Additional Subjects |
Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ;
Nicotine ;
Gas analysis ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Sites ;
Performance evaluation ;
Extraction ;
Gas chromatography ;
Mass spectroscopy ;
Adsorbents ;
Filters ;
Reprints ;
Air pollution sampling ;
Air pollution detection ;
Indoor air pollution
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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Status |
| NTIS |
PB90-245671 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
7p |
| Abstract |
A study was performed to determine whether one sampling system and one analytical method can be used to measure both polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nicotine. The PAH collection efficiencies for both XAD-2 and XAD-4 adsorbents are very similar, but the nicotine collection efficiency was greater for XAD-4. The spiked perdeuterated PAH were retained well in both adsorbents after exposure to more than 300 cu m of air. A two-step Soxhlet extraction, dichloromethane followed by ethylacetate, was used to remove nicotine and PAH from XAD-4. The extract was analyzed by positive chemical ionization or electron impact gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to determine nicotine and PAH. It is shown that one sampling system (quartz fiber filter and XAD-4 in series) and one analytical method (Soxhlet extraction and GC/MS) can be used to measure both nicotine and PAH in indoor air. (Copyright (c) 1990 by the American Chemical Society.) |
