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Applicability of Tedlar{trademark} bags to aqueous sampling for ambient toxicity testing: Adsorption of trace metals

Journal Article · · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Many materials commonly used to collect and store samples for ambient toxicity testing will readily sorb and/or leach contaminants. Previous work indicates that Tedlar (polyvinylfluoride) sampling bags are largely inert toward organics. The authors report here that this material is similarly inert to Co{sup 2+}, Cu{sup 2+}, Zn{sup 2+}, Sb{sup 3+}, Pb{sup 2+} in neutral solution. They found no trace metal adsorption at low pH and only slight adsorption (mean loss = 2.1 ppb) at neutral pH from 100-ppb solutions held in Tedlar bags for 24 h.

Research Organization:
McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec (CA)
OSTI ID:
20006623
Journal Information:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Journal Name: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 18; ISSN ETOCDK; ISSN 0730-7268
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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