Method validation program for the long duration sampling of PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air
- ENSR Consulting and Engineering, Acton, MA (United States)
- Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT (United States)
A method validation program was completed to assess the technical viability of extended, long duration sampling periods (15- and 30-day) for the collection of PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air in lieu of the 48-hour sampling periods typically employed. This long duration approach, if successful, would provide measurements data more representative of average ambient PCDDs/PCDFs levels on an annual basis, and hence provide enhanced support of the 1.0 pg/m{sup 3} annual ambient standard for PCDDs/PCDFs (expressed at 1987 EPA toxic equivalents) required by Connecticut regulation. The method validation program utilized nine collocated PUF samplers which were operated for 15-day and 30-day periods during each of two seasonal monitoring campaigns (winter and summer). Samples were analyzed using high resolution gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) based on EPA Method 8290. Each PUF cartridge consisted of two foam halves; the top half PUF and filter were analyzed as a single sample separately from the bottom half PUF section. This approach provided an assessment of analyte breakthrough using the sampling system for large sample volumes of approximately 4,000 m{sup 3} and 8,000 m{sup 3} for the 15-day and respectively.
- OSTI ID:
- 197492
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9405167-; TRN: IM9612%%266
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Measurement of toxic and related air pollutants, Durham, NC (United States), 3-6 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Measurement of toxic and related air pollutants. Proceedings of the 1994 U.S. EPA/A and WMA international symposium; PB: 1075 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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