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Screening air samples for polynuclear aromatic compounds: a field study

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OSTI ID:6330962
The use of simple and cost-effective luminescence techniques for screening air-particulate samples is described. Two analytical methods, synchronous luminescence and room-temperature phosphorescence, are employed to monitor the content of polynuclear aromatic species in air particulate extracts collected at a wood-burning community. The validity and efficacy of this cost-effective screening approach are demonstrated via comparison of the screening data with results obtained by detailed gas-chromatography/mass-spectrometry analysis.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Environmental Monitoring and Systems Lab.; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); PEDCo-Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
6330962
Report Number(s):
CONF-830338-1; ON: DE83009786
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English