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A passive air sampler, using 4-amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, was evaluated for the determination of formaldehyde in indoor environments. Chromatography paper cleaned using a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution was experimentally determined as being the optimum absorption filter for the collection of formaldehyde (0.05 μg cm-2 formaldehyde). From a linear-regression analysis between the mass of formaldehyde time-collected on a passive air sampler and the formaldehyde concentration measured by an active sampler, the sampling rate of the passive air sampler was 1.52 L h-1. The sampling rate, determined for the passive air sampler in relation to the temperature (19–28°C) and the relative humidity (30–90%), were 1.56 ± 0.04 and 1.58 ± 0.07 L h-1, respectively. The relationship between the sampling rate and the air velocity was a linear-regression within the observed range. In the case of exposed samplers, the stability of the collected formaldehyde decreased with increasing storage time (decrease of ca. 25% after 22 days); but with the unexposed samplers the stability of the blank remained relatively unchanged for 7 days (decrease of ca. 37% after 22 days). The detection limits for the passive air sampler with an exposure time of 1 day and 7 days were 10.4 and 1.48 μg m-3, respectively.
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Kim, ST., Yim, B. & Jeong, J. Evaluation of a Passive Air Sampler for Measuring Indoor Formaldehyde. ANAL. SCI. 23, 497–500 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.23.497
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