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Title: | Determination of atmospheric particulate-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from low volume air samples |
Authors: | Delgado-Saborit, Juana Mari Aquilina, Noel Baker, Stephen Harrad, Stuart Meddings, Claire Harrison, Roy M. |
Keywords: | Air -- Analysis Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- Analysis Atmospheric deposition |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Citation: | Delgado Saborit, J. M., Aquilina, N., Meddings, C., Baker, S., & Harrison, R. M. (2010). Determination of atmospheric particulate-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from low volume air samples. Analytical Methods, 2(3), 231-242. |
Abstract: | This study has tested and optimized different filter media and pre-conditioning methods, extraction methodologies, cleaning techniques and solvents, concentration procedures and GC-MS parameters in order to establish the best methodology to sample and analyze particle-bound PAH collected in low volume samples (1.4 m3). The procedure developed combines the use of quartz fiber filters preconditioned at 400 degree celsuis for 48 h with a simple extraction procedure and optimized GC-MS parameters. The average method detection limits ranged from 4 to 15 pg m-3 for the 4–7 ring PAHs, precision (RSD) ranged from 0.3 to 9.7% and accuracy ranged from -6 to 25%. This method was validated with the extraction and analysis of the Standard Reference Material 1649a and was tested successfully on samples collected in outdoor microenvironments proving suitable for determination of particle-bound PAH concentrations without interferences in low volume samples. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58216 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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