Analysis of trihalomethanes in water and air from indoor swimming pools using HS-SPME/GC/ECD

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-363

  Sá, Christopher S A ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^b   Pereira, Isabel B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

air; HS SPME GC ECD; indoor swimming pools; Trihalomethanes; water

Indexed keywords

AIR ANALYSIS; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CALIBRATION LINES; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DETECTION LIMITS; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTORS; HEADSPACE SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HS-SPME/GC/ECD; INDOOR SWIMMING POOL; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MAXIMUM CONTAMINATION LEVELS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TRIBROMOMETHANE; TRICHLOROMETHANE; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER SURFACE;

CALIBRATION; DETECTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POTABLE WATER; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER ANALYSIS;

EXTRACTION;

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SWIMMING POOL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DISINFECTANTS; HALOGENATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PORTUGAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SWIMMING POOLS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER;

EID: 79951997918     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.542385     Document Type: Article

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