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RECORD NUMBER: 3397 OF 4452Main Title | Rapid analysis of toxic organic vapors in ambient air / | |||||||||||
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Author | Berkley, Richard E. ; Dyer, N. E. | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. National Exposure Research Lab. | |||||||||||
Publisher | National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1998 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/A-98/039 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB98-135825 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Air pollution sampling ; Vapors ; Chemical analysis ; Organic compounds ; Toxic substances ; Ecological concentration ; Risk assessment ; Ambient air quality ; Air pollution monitors ; Gas chromatographs ; Field tests ; Laboratory tests ; Collecting methods ; Analytical methods | |||||||||||
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Collation | 12 pages ; 28 cm | |||||||||||
Abstract | Organic vapors exist in ambient air at low concentrations. Some of them originate in natural processes, but many come from human activities. Assessment of risk associated with toxic vapors requires analytical methods that are affordable, accurate, convenient, and fast. Two ways to get faster data and minimize sample deterioration during storage are to use field-deployable analytical instruments which collect and immediately analyze samples without storing them, or to increase the speed of laboratory methods. Both laboratory- and field-based analyses have important advantages and disadvantages. |
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