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Application of solid phase microextraction (SPME) in air analysis. Methodology and measurements in occupational air environments
Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S (Chemia i Inzynieria Ekologiczna)
(2001)
Abstract
Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) can eliminate many common inconveniences associated with conventional
analytical methods thanks to the combining of sampling, preconcentration of analytes and direct sample introduction into a standard injector of gas chromatograph. Since early 1990s SPME has been used for
sampling and in environmental analysis. In this research, the theoretical background of selected analytical
SPME procedures used for sampling and determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in air are presented. These protocols include spot and time-weighted average sampling. Described methods were applied
to the air analysis in selected technological laboratories in the Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of
Technology. Concentrations of the determined compounds varied from 0.01 μg dm-3 (for decane) to 22.27 μg
dm-3 (for toluene). The obtained results were compared with those associated with the use of the conventional
method, where sampling was performed by sorption of the analytes on activated carbon. Because of its sensitivity
and simplicity, the SPME technique can be used as the alternative to conventional methods.
Keywords
- solid phase microextraction,
- volatile organic compounds,
- indoor air analysis,
- sampling and storage of environmental samples,
- gas chromatography
Disciplines
Publication Date
2001
Publisher Statement
This article is published as Koziel, J.A., J. Pawliszyn, E. Legec, E. Mrowczynska, E. Podsiadlo, J. Biernat, and M. Jarosz. 2001. "Application of solid phase microextraction (SPME) to air analysis. Methodology and measurements in occupational air environments." Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S (Chemia i Inzynieria Ekologiczna). 8(2-3), 159-175. Posted with permission. Copyright 2001 The Authors.
Citation Information
Jacek A. Koziel, Janusz Pawliszyn, Elzbieta Legec, Ewa Mrowczynska, et al.. "Application of solid phase microextraction (SPME) in air analysis. Methodology and measurements in occupational air environments" Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S (Chemia i Inzynieria Ekologiczna) Vol. 8 Iss. 2-3 (2001) p. 159 - 175 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jacek_koziel/229/
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