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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		Gas chromatographic analysis of organic marker compounds in fine particulate matter using solid-phase microextraction
Author(s):		Lin L; Lee ML; Eatough DJ;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-5700, USA"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		2007
Volume:		57
Issue:		1
Page Number:		53 - 58
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.2007.10465295
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A gas chromatographic method that uses solid-phase microextraction for analysis of organic marker compounds in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is reported. The target marker compounds were selected for specificity toward emission from wood smoke, diesel or gasoline combustion, or meat cooking. Temperature-programmed volatilization analysis was used to characterize the thermal stabilities and volatile properties of the compounds of interest. The compounds were thermally evaporated from a quartz filter, sorbed to a solid phase microextraction (SPME) fiber, and thermally desorbed at 280 degrees C in a gas chromatograph injection port connected via a DB 1701 capillary separating column. Various experimental parameters (fiber type, time, and temperature of sorption) were optimized. It was found that high extraction yield could be achieved using a polyacrylate fiber for polar substances, such as levoglucosan, and a 7-microm polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated fiber for nonpolar compounds, such as hopanes and polyaromatic hydrocarbon. A compromise was made by selecting a carboxen/PDMS fiber, which can simultaneously extract all of the analytes of interest with moderate-to-high efficiency at 180 degrees C within a 30-min accumulation period. The optimized method was applied to the determination of levoglucosan in pine wood combustion emissions. The simplicity, rapidity, and selectivity of sample collection with a polymer-coated SPME coupled to capillary gas chromatography (GC) made this method potentially useful for atmospheric chemistry studies"
Keywords:		"Chromatography, Gas Environmental Pollutants/*analysis Environmental Pollution/*analysis Indicators and Reagents Organic Chemicals/*analysis Volatilization Wood;"
Notes:		"MedlineLin, Lin Lee, Milton L Eatough, Delbert J eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2007/02/03 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2007 Jan; 57(1):53-8. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2007.10465295"