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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

Analysis of all PCB Congeners in Air Samples by HRGC/HRMS

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
2003, v.16 no.4, pp.309-319



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Abstract

This study was performed to describe analysis method of 209 PCB congeners in ambient air samples. The samples were collected by high volume air sampler in Chonju city. Extracted samples were cleaned by silicagel cleanup modified with sulfuric acid and activated carbon cleanup processing. The cleaned samples were analyzed by high resolution gas chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) with DB-5 column (60 m, 0.25 mm i.d., 0.25 m film thickness) to analyze the 209 kinds of PCB congeners. PCBs levels of air samples were detected to the range between 0.003 and <TEX>$0.163pg-TEQ/m^3$</TEX>. The PCBs congener of 162 kinds were detected in samples analysed using DB-5 column and 37 kinds peaks were overlapped with congeners more than one. It is difficult to isolate PCB 118/106 and PCB 105/127 in coplanar PCB, so it is likely to overestimate the concentration.. The distribution of coplanar-PCB congeners in origin source samples (Kanechlor and exhaust gas from incinerator) was compared with that in air samples, and PCB 81, PCB 77, PCB 126, and PCB 169 were higher in incinerator samples.

keywords
PCBs, congeners, HRGC/HRMS, DB-5 column, air samples


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