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Comparison of two solid-phase microextraction methods for the quantitative analysis of VOCs in indoor air

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Competitive adsorption on adsorptive solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibres implies careful determination of operating conditions for reliable quantitative analysis of VOCs in indoor air. With this objective, two analytical approaches, involving non-equilibrium and equilibrium extraction, were compared. The average detection limit obtained for GC-MS analysis of nine VOCs by the equilibrium method is 0.2 μg m−3, compared with 1.9 μg m−3 with the non-equilibrium method. The effect of the relative humidity of the air on the calibration plots was studied, and shown to affect acetone adsorption only. Hence, the concentrations that can be accurately determined are up to 9 μmol m−3. The methods were then applied to indoor air containing different concentrations of VOCs. The non-equilibrium method, involving short extraction time, can be used for detection of pollution peaks whereas equilibrium extraction is preferable for measurement of sub-μg m−3 ground concentration levels.

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The authors acknowledge the FEDER (European Funding for Regional Development) and the Aquitaine Region Council for financial support.

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  1. Laboratoire Génie de l’Environnement Industriel, Ecole des Mines d’Alès, Hélioparc, 2 avenue Pierre Angot, 64053, Pau Cedex 9, France

    Virginie Larroque & Valérie Desauziers

  2. Laboratoire de Thermique Energétique et Procédés, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, B.P. 1155, 64000, Pau, France

    Pierre Mocho

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Larroque, V., Desauziers, V. & Mocho, P. Comparison of two solid-phase microextraction methods for the quantitative analysis of VOCs in indoor air. Anal Bioanal Chem 386, 1457–1464 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0714-9

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