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Assessing the performance of ambient air samplers for volatile organic compounds

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5522350
Performance-audit results of two different ambient-air-monitoring projects for volatile organic compounds (VOC's) are presented. An NBS traceable gas cylinder containing several VOC's in dry nitrogen at parts per billion (ppb) concentration levels was used at the field-sampling site to evaluate performance of the sampling and analytical systems. Both Tenax cartridges and evacuated stainless steel canisters (6 litre) were used to sample the air. Sample media exposed to the audit gas were returned to the laboratory for analysis.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Environmental Monitoring and Systems Lab.
OSTI ID:
5522350
Report Number(s):
PB-88-125265/XAB; EPA-600/D-87/327
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English