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An improved procedure for the determination of the less volatile air pollutants of recycled closed atmospheres by activated carbon-Soxhlet extraction is proposed. After total treatment of desorbate, PAH determination is then accomplished by RP-HPLC using both adsorptiometric and fluorimetric UV detection; phenolic compounds are determined by GC-MS.
This technique is suitable for very low levels of PAH and phenolic compounds.
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Pibarot, P., Clair, P., Hillard, P. et al. Analysis of heavy organic pollutants of confined atmospheres. Chromatographia 26, 300–304 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02268170
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02268170