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Title: Nonmethane organic compound monitoring program. Final report 1988. Volume 2. Urban air toxics monitoring program

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7153924

From October, 1987 to October, 1988 samples of ambient air were collected at 19 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 hydrocarbon samples are presented in the report.

Research Organization:
Radian Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
OSTI ID:
7153924
Report Number(s):
PB-90-146697/XAB
Resource Relation:
Other Information: See also report for 1987, PB--89-107890
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English