Open AccessA method for determining benzo(a)pyrene in air samples collected on glass fiber filters in occupational areas.
Author(s) -
Jan Sollenberg
Publication year - 1976
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.2807
Subject(s) - sublimation (psychology) , pyrene , chromatography , isotope dilution , cellulose acetate , filter paper , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , benzo(a)pyrene , detection limit , cellulose , chemistry , mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , psychology , psychotherapist
Benzo(a)pyrene was analyzed in air samples collected on glass fiber filters in occupational areas. Vacuum sublimation, thin-layer chromatography on acetylated cellulose, and fluorescence scanning of the thin layer plate were performed. The recovery of the method was estimated by an isotope dilution technique using 3H-benzo(a)pyrene. Special equipment was constructed for sublimation. The detection limit for authentic samples was found to be about 10 pmoles per filter.