| Abstract: | A high-volume sampler fitted with a glass-fiber filter and backed by polyurethane foam (PUF) was employed to collect airborne particulate and gas-phase polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air. Samples were collected from four sources representing a range of environmental conditions: gasoline engine exhaust, diesel engine exhaust, air near a heavily traveled interstate site, and air from a moderately polluted urban site. Spectral fingerprints of the unseparated particulate and gas-phase samples were obtained by constant energy synchronous luminescence spectroscopy (CESLS). Five major PAHs in the gas-phase extracts were characterized and estimated. The compatibility of a high-volume sampling method using polyurethane foam coupled with CESLS detection is explored for use as a screening technique for PAHs in ambient air. ?? 1985 American Chemical Society. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 70013114 |
| Citation Author: | Kerkhoff, M. J.; Lee, T. M.; Allen, E. R.; Lundgren, D. A.; Winefordner, J. D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Environmental Science and Technology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Spectral fingerprinting of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in high-volume ambient air samples by constant energy synchronous luminescence spectroscopy; 1985; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Kerkhoff, M. J.; Lee, T. M.; Allen, E. R.; Lundgren, D. A.; Winefordner, J. D. |
| Citation Start Page: | 695 |
| Citation Volume: | 19 |
| Citation Year: | 1985 |
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| Text: | Spectral fingerprinting of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in high-volume ambient air samples by constant energy synchronous luminescence spectroscopy; 1985; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Kerkhoff, M. J.; Lee, T. M.; Allen, E. R.; Lundgren, D. A.; Winefordner, J. D. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00 -0600 |
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