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Main Title Atmospheric measurements of selected hazardous organic chemicals : interim report, 1980 /
Author Singh, H. B. ; Salas, L. J. ; Smith, A. ; Stiles, R. ; Shigeishi, H.
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Author Title of a Work
Sales, L. J.
Smith, A.
Stiles, R.
Shigeishi, H.
CORP Author SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.;Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1981
Report Number EPA-600/3-81-032; SRI-7774
Stock Number PB81-200628
OCLC Number 647353619
Subjects Air--Pollution--United States--Measurement ; Air--Pollution--Measurement
Additional Subjects Organ compounds ; Gas analysis ; Hazardous materials ; Toxicity ; Concentration(Composition) ; Chemical analysis ; Trace elements ; Field tests ; Air pollution ; Houston(Texas) ; Saint Louis(Missouri) ; Denver(Colorado) ; Riverside(California) ; Air pollution detection ; NTISEPAORD
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ELBD ARCHIVE EPA-600-3-81-032 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB81-200628 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation ix, 51 p. : charts ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Methods were developed for the accurate analysis of an expanded list of hazardous organic chemicals in the ambient air. On-site analysis using an instrumented mobile laboratory was performed for a total of 44 organic chemicals. Twenty of these are suspected mutagens or carcinogens. Toxicity studies for several others are currently pending. Six important meteorological parameters were also measured. Four field studies, each about two-weeks duration, were conducted in Houston, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; and Riverside, California. An around-the-clock measurement schedule (24 hours per day, seven days a week) was followed at all sites, permitting extensive data collection. Widely varying weather conditions facilitated observations of pollutant accumulation and wide variabilities in concentrations of pollutants at a given site. Concentrations, variabilities, and human exposure (daily dosages) were determined for all measured pollutants. The diurnal behavior of pollutants was studied. Average daily outdoor exposure levels of all four sites were determined to be 197 micrograms/day for halomethanes (excluding chlorofluorocarbons), 140 micrograms/day for haloethanes and halopropanes, 89 micrograms/day for chloroalkenes, 32 micrograms/day for chloroaromatics, 1,394 micrograms/day for aromatic hydrocarbons, and 479 micrograms/day for secondary organics. Exposure levels at Houston, Denver, and Riverside were comparable, but levels were significantly lower at St. Louis.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 51). "PB81-200628." "May 1981." "EPA-600/3-81-032." "Cooperative Agreement 805990." "Project Officer Larry Cupitt."