Record Display for the EPA National Library Catalog

RECORD NUMBER: 29 OF 29

Main Title Validation of a Method to Measure Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Natural Gas Pipelines.
Author Harris, Robert W. ; Grainger, C. Fred ; Mitchell, William J. ;
CORP Author Grainger Labs., Inc., Raleigh, NC.;Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1981
Report Number EPA-68-02-3431; EPA-600/4-81-048;
Stock Number PB82-207556
Additional Subjects Natural gas ; Pipelines ; Air pollution ; Sources ; Sampling ; Gas analysis ; Chemical analysis ; Chlorine organic compounds ; Polychlorinated biphenyls
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
NTIS  PB82-207556 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 40p
Abstract
NIOSH-approved, commercially-available Florisil tubes were found to quantitatively collect PCB from natural gas streams when the sampling rate is less than 600 cc/min and less than 230 liters of gas is collected. It was also found that severe skewing of the Aroclor pattern can result when gas passes through a PCB contaminated pipe. When this occurs the pattern recognition approach used for quantifying PCB in air samples will be inadequate. In this situation confirmation of PCB should be done using a second GC column and, if PCB's are confirmed, the Webb-McCall or perchlorination procedures should be utilized for sample quantitation.