Transportable GC/Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry for Trace Field Analysis of Organic Compounds.

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• Personal Author:
  Dogruel D ; Leibman CP ; Vanderveer EP
• Description:
  A transportable gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was developed for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of volatile organic compounds present at chemical waste sites. The instrument was based on a Finnigan Ion Trap Detector. It was designed for field observations and to meet higher level data quality objectives. Trials were performed without significant failure of the device. Quantitative and qualitative analysis for 68 target compounds was performed every 25 minutes in the field. Results revealed a high degree of specificity. Parts per trillion detection limits were found for many compounds. The instrument components were integrated to produce an automated instrument that could be operated with minimal training. It could be operated in a continuous mode, pausing only for sample loading and data file specification.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Animals Carcinogens Energy Metabolism Occupational Health Safety Temperature Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Analytical-chemistry Analytical-processes; Chemical-analysis Chromatographic-analysis Environmental-contamination Spectrographic-analysis Trace-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:
  367-376
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00210428
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1991 Feb:367-376
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:56bd873aa8a5cd928a9736c3e2dbaaa9adac57c6e89d61933cd8d6c51e8aa793999dd3bd4088c27b237571cf79fb5c24a99fcbf1fb1b06b51890deadf42b3b2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180795/cdc_180795_DS1.pdf
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