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Sampling and analytical procedures for evaluation of airborne chlordane levels in family quarters
Author(s) -
Thomas Thomas C.,
Nishioka Yoshimi A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620040203
Subject(s) - chlordane , sampling (signal processing) , environmental science , trace (psycholinguistics) , environmental chemistry , chemistry , pesticide , engineering , biology , ecology , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy , detector
A sampling and analysis protocol was developed for determining trace levels of chlordane in the interior of family housing units. Chlordane, when applied as a termiticide through sub‐slab injection, found its way into family quarters through heating ducts. In this study, methods were developed to sample and analyze for trace levels of this airborne chlordane. Commercially available Chromosorb 102 sampling tubes were evaluated and found to be extremely useful. Trace levels of chlordane collected on these commercial sampling tubes can be stored before analysis for up to 131 d after sampling, with no measurable loss of chlordane. Chlordane collection efficiency and recovery from Chromosorb 102 sampling tubes was found to be excellent.