Urban Air Toxics Monitoring Program, 1989

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5898193

McAllister, R A; Moore, W H; Rice, J; Bowles, E; Dayton, D P

From January 1989 through January 1990 samples of ambient air were collected at 14 sites in the eastern part of the U.S. Every 12 days, air was integrated over 24-hour periods into passivated stainless steel canisters. Simultaneously, air was drawn through cartridges containing dinitrophenylhydrazine to collect carbonyl compounds. The samples were analyzed at a central laboratory for a total of 37 halogenated and aromatic hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and other oxygenated species. The hydrocarbon species were analyzed by gas chromatography/multiple detectors and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, while the carbonyl species were analyzed by liquid chromatography. An extensive quality assurance program was carried on to secure high quality data. Complete data for all the carbonyl samples are presented in the report.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5898193
• Report Number(s): PB-91-148262/XAB; CNN: EPA-68D80014
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACETALDEHYDE
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
ALDEHYDES
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FORMALDEHYDE
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
URBAN AREAS