Sampling and analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from two-stroke chain-saw engines

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Chemosphere; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(84)90101-2· OSTI ID:6100077

Levin, J O; Nilsson, C A; Norstroem, A

A sampling and analysis method for PAH from two-stroke engines is described. The method, which uses a standard glass fiber filter with a back-up section of Amberlite XAD-2 for sampling and GC or GC-MS for analysis, is suitable for both emission studies and occupational studies during logging. Filters and XAD-2 are desorbed with cyclohexane in an ultrasonic bath. After separation on a silica-gel micro column, the samples are submitted to analyses by capillary GC. The method is simple and covers both gaseous and particulate PAH. Naphthalene and alkyl substituted naphthalenes are also quantified.

• Research Organization: National Board of Occupational Safety and Health Research Dept., Umea, Sweden
• OSTI ID: 6100077
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Vol. 13:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
EXHAUST GASES
PARTICULATES
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
FILTRATION
NAPHTHALENE
SAMPLING
ULTRASONIC WAVES
AROMATICS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONDENSED AROMATICS
ENGINES
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOUND WAVES
SPECTROSCOPY
WASTES
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)