Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Field Methods for the Detection of Organic Compounds.

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• Personal Author:
  Abraham B ; Liu J ; Liu Y ; Robbat A Jr.
• Description:
  Practical gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) field methods which require only minimal cleanup of the sample were described for use at hazardous waste sites. A Bruker Instruments mobile mass spectrometer powered by battery or electrical supply from the site was transported to Superfund sites by truck. Analyte introduction for quantitative measurements was made by coinjecting organic extracts of polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or pesticides and internal standards onto an aluminum covered petri dish followed by thermal desorption GC/MS and for screening measurements by direct thermal desorption from soil/sediment. Results of studies indicated that GC/MS can be operated in the field, provide rapid access of data, and allow project managers to make decisions on site.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Carcinogens Dust Irritants Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Analytical-chemistry Chemical-analysis Chromatographic-analysis Environmental-pollution; Soil-analysis Spectrographic-analysis Water-analysis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  319-325
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00210426
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1991 Feb:319-325
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d65d3c5d0b9c74b1065569ad13b5f89a09d23d4b25e86d75927df9c1aa94ec0a8bb944e9ffc6acd55b3dd97568eabf0f746651c5f368c31a017015de34d14a37
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180793/cdc_180793_DS1.pdf
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