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Document ID (ISN)35564
CIS number 81-744
ISSN - Serial title 0016-9900 - Gigiena i sanitarija
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kuz'mičeva M.N., Gil'denskiol'd R.S.
Title Monitoring of arsenic concentration in air
Original title Ob opredelenii myšjaka v atmosfernom vozduhe [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Mar. 1980, No.3, p.70-71. 3 ref.
Abstract Presentation of a modified photometric method in which paper filters are replaced by ash-free filters. This enables air sampling speed to be considerably increased (50-100l/min; previously 5l/min), and to limit sampling time to 20min. Furthermore, arsenic extraction takes only 35-40 min, compared to 5-6h previously. Pyridine in the absorption solution is replaced by a solution of 1% ethanolamine in chloroform. These modifications do not affect determination limits because relative error is 19.6% for 2µg As in the sample (5.8% for 10µg). Sensitivity of the method is around 0.003mg/m3.
Descriptors (primary) arsenic; photometry; determination in air
Descriptors (secondary) description of technique; filtration sampling
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Arsenic and compounds
Inorganic substances