Urban Air Toxics Monitoring Program, 1989

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 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
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--88-148556
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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