Determination of methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride in air using gas chromatography with electron-capture detection

Industrial Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 364-368

  Johyama, Yasushi ^a   Yokota, Kozo ^a   Fujiki, Yukio ^a   Takeshita, Tatsuya ^b   Morimoto, Kanehisa ^b  

^a Matsushita Sci Ctr of Indust Hyg   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air monitoring; Electron capture detection; Gas chromatography; Methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride; Silica gel tubes

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; METHYLTETRAHYDROPHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; SILICA GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032752084     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.37.364     Document Type: Article

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