Temporal stability of polar organic compounds in stainless steel canisters

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.1992.10467007· OSTI ID:7264198

Pate, B; Jayanty, R K.M.; Peterson, M R ^[1]; Evans, G F ^[2]

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1. Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
2. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

Because of considerable interest at US EPA for the collection of polar organic compounds in stainless steel canisters, particularly for the Toxic Air Monitoring Site (TAMS) study, the stability of 10 selected polar organics in canisters was investigated and the results are described in this paper. The polar organic compounds selected for this stability study were: methanol, acetone, isoprene, acrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, t-butyl methyl ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and ethyl acrylate. Two nonpolar compounds, methyl chloroform and toluene, shown to be stable in previous work were included in the stability study as controls. The compounds were loaded in unpolished and Summa-polished canisters at parts-per-billion (ppb) levels under dry and humid conditions. The canister samples were analyzed on Days 0, 1, 3, 4, 14, and 31 after loading. The experimental procedures and stability results are summarized briefly.

• OSTI ID: 7264198
• Journal Information: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States) Vol. 42:4; ISSN JAWAE; ISSN 1047-3289
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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ACETONE
ACRYLATES
ACRYLONITRILE
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
AIR SAMPLERS
ALCOHOLS
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
BUTANOLS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLOROFORM
CONTAINERS
DIENES
EQUIPMENT
ETHERS
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HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOPRENE
KETONES
METHANOL
METHYL ETHER
MONITORING
MONOMERS
NITRILES
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
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SAMPLERS
STABILITY
TOLUENE
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