Interlaboratory study of toxaphene analysis in ambient air

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 3713-3722

  Bidleman, Terry F ^a   Cussion, Sylvia ^b   Jantunen, Liisa M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air; Interlaboratory study; Organochlorine pesticides; Toxaphene

Indexed keywords

AIR; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AMBIENT AIR; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATION (RSD);

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CAMPHECLOR;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ORGANOCHLORINE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCURACY; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942523007     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.047     Document Type: Article

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