1(a) Quantitative analysis and characterization has been done using a mass spectrometric procedure: ATD-GC-MSD
1(b) Quantitative analysis and characterization has been done using a mass spectrometric procedure: CS2-GC-MSD.
1(c) Quantitative analysis and characterization has been done using a mass spectrometric procedure: ATD-GC-MSD with cryogenic oven control.
1(d) Quantitative analysis and characterization has been done using a mass spectrometric procedure: CS2-GC-MSD with cryogenic oven control.
2(a) The
VOC MB glass sorbent tube dimensions are 10 X 140 mm,
and the tube is packed with Carbotrap C, Carbopack B, Carboxen 569, Carbosieve S-III sorbents, or Carbotrap
Y, Carbotrap X, Carboxen
569, Carbosieve S-III.
2(b) The
VOC SS stainless steel sorbent tube dimensions are
6.3 X 140 mm, and the tube is packed with Carbotrap
Y, Carbotrap X, Carboxen
569, Carbosieve S-III.
3(a) Gas bags were sub-sampled
onto Envirochem analytical C-tubes and/or injected
directly through an empty tube onto the primary trap. The analytical tubes are
6mm outside diameter Envirochem multisorbent
tubes packed with Carbotrap C, Carbopack
B and Carbosieve S-III; or Carbotrap Y, Carbotrap X and Carobsieve S-III.
3(b) Exposed
SS field tubes were returned to OSB Lab where they were processed for
analysis. The MB tubes were desorbed and transferred at 280oC for 10
minutes onto C analytical tubes using the TDU system. The analytical tubes are 6 mm outside
diameter Envirochem multisorbent
tubes packed with Carbotrap C, Carbopack
B and Carbosieve S-III; or Carbotrap
Y, Carbotrap X and Carobsieve
S-III.
3(c)
4 Sample splitting was carried out at this stage using critical capillary orifices.
5(a) Each sample was spiked with Toluene-d8 the
primary internal standard. Currently
four surrogates are employed: 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, 1,4-Difluorobenzene, Toluene-d8,
and Dodecane-d26 which cover the entire chromatogram period.
5(b) Each sample was spiked with Toluene-d8 the
primary internal standard. Currently
four surrogates are employed: 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, 1,4-Difluorobenzene, Toluene-d8,
and Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene which cover the entire chromatogram period.
6(a) Analysis
was carried out on the Analytical VOC System (AVS) which consists of an Envirochem 810A Concentrating Capillary Inletting System
coupled to a Hewlett Packard HP 5890E Series II Plus Gas Chromatograph (GC) and
HP 5972A Mass Selective Detector (MSD) via a 260ºC heated nickel steel transfer
tube (line). The C analytical tubes
were desorbed at 260ºC on the Envirochem Unit
sequentially onto a primary and then secondary internal analytical trap. The secondary smaller focusing trap then
automatically injected, by means of thermal desorption,
any VOCs into the GC which is equipped with a 60m
HP-624 capillary column via the transfer line.
VOCs were detected by the MSD in SCAN
mode. The MSD was interfaced to an HP ChemStation Data System G1701BA.B.02.00 with a National
Institute for Science and Technology (NIST/EPA/NIH) MS compound library, with
NIST02/HP-Agilent combination mass spectral search programs obtained from ChemSW. The above
procedure is similar to EPA SW846 Method 8260B, NIOSH Method 2549 and
equivalent to EPA compendium Method TO-17.
Calibration is achieved using individual chemical response factors (TRFs) normalized against Toluene-d8.
6(b) Analysis
was carried out on the Analytical VOC System (AVS) which consists of an Envirochem 810A Concentrating Capillary Inletting System
coupled to an Agilent Technologies 6890 Series Plus
Gas Chromatograph (GC) and HP 5973N Mass Selective Detector (MSD) model G2578A
Turbo via a 260ºC heated nickel steel transfer tube (line). The C analytical
tubes were desorbed at 260ºC on the Envirochem
Unit sequentially onto a primary and then secondary internal analytical
trap. The secondary smaller focusing
trap then automatically injected, by means of thermal desorption,
any VOCs into the GC which is equipped with a 60m
DB-624 capillary column via the transfer line.
VOCs were detected by the MSD in SCAN
mode. The MSD was interfaced to a ChemStation Data System G1701CA-C.00.00 with a National
Institute for Science and Technology (NIST/EPA/NIH) MS compound library, with NIST02/HP-Agilent combination
mass spectral search programs obtained from ChemSW. The above procedure is similar to EPA SW846
Method 8260B, NIOSH Method 2549 and equivalent to EPA compendium Method
TO-17. Calibration is achieved using
individual chemical response factors (TRFs)
normalized against Toluene-d8.
3(d) Tubes
containing 600mg charcoal were transferred to 4mL vials and extracted over 24
hours with 2mL Carbon Disulphide spiked with a known concentration of a mixture
of 1,4-Difluorobenzene, Toluene-d8 and 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene referred
to as surrogates.
3(e) Tubes
containing 600mg charcoal were transferred to 7mL vials and extracted over 24
hours with 4mL Carbon Disulphide spiked with a known concentration of a mixture
of 1,4-Difluorobenzene, Toluene-d8 and 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene referred
to as surrogates.
3(f) Tubes
containing 600mg charcoal were transferred to 7mL vials and extracted over 24
hours with 4mL Carbon Disulphide spiked with a known concentration of Toluene-d8
or a mixture of 1,4-Difluorobenzene, Toluene-d8 and 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
referred to as surrogates.
3(g) Tubes
containing 160mg charcoal were transferred to 2mL vials and extracted over 24
hours with 1mL Carbon Disulphide spiked with known concentration of 1,4- Difluorobenzene, Toluene-d8
and 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene referred to as surrogates.
CS2
Analytical Method 5972 or 5973N
6(c) Analysis was carried out on the Analytical VOC System (AVS) which consists of a Hewlett Packard HP5890E Series II Plus Gas Chromatograph (GC) and HP 5972A Mass Selective Detector (MSD). Analysis was carried out by direct injection chromatography onto a 60m SupelcoWax – 10 capillary column. VOCs were detected by the MSD in SCAN mode. The MSD was interfaced to an HP ChemStation Data System G1701BA-B.02.00 with a National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST/EPA/NIH) MS compound library, with NIST02/HP-Agilent combination mass spectral search programs obtained from ChemSW. The above procedure is similar to NIOSH Methods 1450, 1500, 1501 and 1003. Calibration is achieved using individual chemical response factors (TRFs) normalized against Toluene-d8 and determined from extraction experiments using neat chemicals (not dissolved in CS2) spiked on charcoal under the same protocol conditions.
6(d) Analysis was carried out on the Analytical
VOC System (AVS) which consists of an Agilent
Technologies 6890 Series Plus Gas Chromatograph (GC)
and 5973N Mass Selective Detector (MSD) model G2578A Turbo. Analysis was carried out by direct injection
chromatography onto a 60m SupelcoWax – 10 capillary column. VOCs were detected by the MSD in SCAN mode. The MSD was interfaced to an Agilent ChemStation Data System
G1701CA-C.00.00 with a National Institute for Science and Technology
(NIST/EPA/NIH) MS compound library, with NIST02/HP-Agilent combination mass
spectral search programs obtained from ChemSW. The above procedure is similar to NIOSH
Methods 1450, 1500, 1501 and 1003.
Calibration is achieved using individual chemical response factors (TRFs) normalized against Toluene-d8 and
determined from extraction experiments using neat chemicals (not dissolved in
CS2) spiked on charcoal under the same protocol conditions.
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