Characterization of polynuclear aromatic compounds in petroleum refining localities. Progress report, December 1, 1983-November 30, 1984
The overall objective of this project is to identify and determine the amounts of polynuclear aromatic compounds that are possibly associated with oil refineries. Our research also involves developing the analytical and air sampling procedures which will be used in our proposed study. In order to obtain the polynuclear aromatic (PNA) content of our samples, several complementary analytical methods have been identified and are being developed to yield the maximum information about the PNA content of our samples. These methods include separation techniques such as gas and liquid chromatography (GC and LC), detection techniques such as mass spectroscopy (MS), video fluorometry (VF), as well as combined techniques such as GC/MS and LC/VF. The air sampling techniques include particle sampling using high volume air samplers with and without cascade impactors and vapor phase sampling using solid adsorbing resins. The combination of air sampling techniques and selective analytical methods should yield new levels of sensitivity and selectivity for the analysis of PNAs in environmental samples.
- Research Organization:
- Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS05-82ER60100
- OSTI ID:
- 6415907
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/60100-T2; ON: DE85001762
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR SAMPLERS
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION VI
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MEASURING METHODS
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SAMPLERS
SAMPLING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
TEXAS
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