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Title: Chemiluminescent detection of organic air pollutants

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OSTI ID:243481

Chemiluminescent reactions can be used for specific and highly sensitive detection of a number of air pollutants. Among these are chemiluminescent reactions of ozone with NO or organics and reactions of luminol with a variety of oxidants. Reported here are studies exploring (1) the use of the temperature dependence of the chemiluminescent reactions of ozone with organic pollutants as a means of differentiating types of hydrocarbon classes and (2) the use of luminol techniques to monitor atmospheric concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO{sub 2}) and organic oxidants, specifically peroxyacyl nitrates (PANs). Coupling gas chromatography to the chemiluminescent detectors allows the measurement of individual species at very low concentrations.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
243481
Report Number(s):
ANL/ER/CP-89054; CONF-9604136-14; ON: DE96011118; TRN: 96:003487
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. Argonne National Laboratory technical women`s symposium, Argonne, IL (United States), 29-30 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English