A positive chemical ionization GC/MS method for the determination of airborne ethylene glycol and propylene glycols in non-occupational environments

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 881-887

  Zhu, Jiping ^a   Feng, Yong Lai ^a   Aikawa, Bio ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 PROPANEDIOL; CHARCOAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOUSING; HUMANS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

EID: 9644300990     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b408635j     Document Type: Article

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