Open AccessHazards in the work environment--hydrogen sulfide. Spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen sulfide.
Author(s) -
Gösta Waernbaum,
Inga Wallin
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2668
Subject(s) - hydrogen sulfide , hydrogen , sulfide , work (physics) , detection limit , acid gas , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , chromatography , organic chemistry , sulfur , physics , thermodynamics
A convenient method for determing hydrogen sulfide in air has been developed in which the gas is first absorbed in silica gel and thereafter analyzed spectrophotometically. The limit of detection is one part per billion when measured at a wavelength of 670 nm.