Sampling and preconcentration techniques for determination of volatile organic compounds in air samples

MR Ras, F Borrull, RM Marcé - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Because air is complex and heterogeneous, continuously evolving in time and space and
being influenced by atmospheric and geographical conditions, sampling is crucial in air …

Analysis of industrial contaminants in indoor air: Part 1. Volatile organic compounds, carbonyl compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated …

R Barro, J Regueiro, M Llompart… - … of Chromatography A, 2009 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent literature on the analysis of industrial contaminants in indoor air in
the framework of the REACH project, which is mainly intended to improve protection of …

On the use of Tedlar® bags for breath-gas sampling and analysis

J Beauchamp, J Herbig, R Gutmann… - Journal of breath …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The storage capability of Tedlar® bags for gaseous compounds was assessed using on-line
proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). Sample bags were filled with a …

Suitability of different polymer bags for storage of volatile sulphur compounds relevant to breath analysis

P Mochalski, B Wzorek, I Śliwka, A Amann - Journal of Chromatography B, 2009 - Elsevier
Suitability of five polymer sampling containers (Nalophan, transparent Tedlar, black layered
Tedlar, Teflon and FlexFoil) for sampling and storage of six relevant to breath analysis …

Bias of Tedlar bags in the measurement of agricultural odorants

SL Trabue, JC Anhalt, JA Zahn - Journal of Environmental …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Odor regulations typically specify the use of dynamic dilution olfactometery (DDO) as a
method to quantify odor emissions, and Tedlar bags are the preferred holding container for …

Stability of selected volatile breath constituents in Tedlar, Kynar and Flexfilm sampling bags

P Mochalski, J King, K Unterkofler, A Amann - Analyst, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The stability of 41 selected breath constituents in three types of polymer sampling bags,
Tedlar, Kynar, and Flexfilm, was investigated using solid phase microextraction and gas …

Monitoring VOCs in atmospheric air II. Sample collection and preparation

S Król, B Zabiegała, J Namieśnik - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
This Part II of the article reviews information in the literature on air-sampling techniques
commonly used for monitoring volatile organic compound (VOC) levels in atmospheric air. It …

Analysis of human breath samples with a multi-bed sorption trap and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC× GC)

M Libardoni, PT Stevens, JH Waite, R Sacks - Journal of Chromatography B, 2006 - Elsevier
A multi-bed sorption trap designed to quantitatively collect volatile organic compounds from
large-volume vapor samples and inject them into a gas chromatograph is combined with a …

Exposure to airborne formaldehyde: Sampling and analytical methods—A review

S Dugheri, D Massi, N Mucci, G Marrubini… - Trends in Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air monitoring is the quantitative-qualitative assessment of the extent of pollutants. It is
performed to ensure compliance with legislation and to evaluate control measures and …

Field sampling method for quantifying volatile sulfur compounds from animal feeding operations

S Trabue, K Scoggin, F Mitloehner, H Li, R Burns… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) are a major class of chemicals associated with odor from
animal feeding operations (AFOs). Identifying and quantifying VSCs in air is challenging due …