Main Title |
Sampling for Organic Chemicals in Air. |
Author |
Lewis, R. G. ;
Gordon, S. M. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
Publisher |
1994 |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/A-94/183; |
Stock Number |
PB95-128112 |
Additional Subjects |
Chemical compounds ;
Air pollution sampling ;
Chemical properties ;
Physical properties ;
Volatility ;
Solubility ;
Polarity ;
Chemical reactivity ;
Air samplers ;
Sorbents ;
Mass spectroscopy ;
Gas chromatography ;
Chromatographic analysis ;
Real time ;
Canisters ;
Clean Air Act ;
Toxic Substances Control Act Reprints ;
Hazardous air pollutants ;
Volatile organic compounds ;
Semivolatile organic compounds ;
Nonvolatile organic compounds ;
Chemical Substance Inventory
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB95-128112 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
130p |
Abstract |
More than 90% of the 75,000 chemicals listed in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory and 88% of the 189 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) named in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 are organic. Methods for collecting organic chemicals from the air for analysis are often complicated and depend on the volatility of the compounds, as well as other chemical and physical properties. The various methods of sampling airborne organics are reviewed and discussed here and 275 literature citations are given. Special sampling difficulties associated with chemical behavior in the atmosphere, such as reactivity and phase distribution, are discussed. The pros and cons of sampling devices, sorbents, and other sampling parameters are presented in the context of chemical type, with special application to the Clean Air Act HAPs. The elements of good quality assurance practice in organic chemical air sampling are also discussed. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Sampling for Organic Chemicals in Air. |
Category Codes |
68A; 99A |
NTIS Prices |
PC A07/MF A02 |
Primary Description |
600/09 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
500618325 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |