| Document ID (ISN) | 65985 |
| CIS number |
96-232 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burroughs G.E., Woodfin W.J. |
| Title |
On-site screening for benzene in complex environments |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1995, Vol.56, No.9, p.874-882. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
A commercially available gas chromatograph (GC), shown to be capable of resolving benzene from a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, was compared in the field with other portable GCs, sorbent tube samples and detector tubes. During three field tests carried out in marine vessels, the portable GCs had a total analysis time of less than 10 minutes and detected concentrations of benzene below the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 1ppm (in most samples below 0.1ppm). While benzene concentration measurements using detector tubes were less precise, they agreed with other techniques regarding whether the space was within the 1ppm "safe for entry" concentration. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
benzene; determination in air; sampling and analysis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
evaluation of equipment; detector tubes; gas chromatography; sorbent filters |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
|
