On-site profiling and speciation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at manufactured gas plant sites by a high temperature transfer line, membrane inlet probe coupled to a photoionization detector and gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1213-1220

  Considine, Thomas ^a   Robbat Jr , Albert ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS PLANTS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PHOTOIONIZATION;

EPA METHODS; MEMBRANE INLET PROBE;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COAL TAR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS PLANTS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COAL TAR; CORRELATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LABORATORY METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAH; PROBE; PROFILER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LABORATORY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE INLET PROBE; PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTOR; SOIL;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GASES; HEAT; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 39649087578     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702252q     Document Type: Article

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