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AS/NZS 3580.16:2014

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Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)

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Published date

23-04-2014

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The objective of this Standard is to provide regulatory and testing bodies with a standard method for the determination of PAH in ambient air.

Committee
EV-007
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978 1 74342 696 8
Pages
26
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard specifies a high volume sampling method for the determination of both gas phase and particle phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in ambient air. The method provides a measure of the mean concentration of PAH over the sampling period employed.Due to their relatively high vapour pressures, naphthalene and acenaphthene may not be efficiently collected by this method. The sampling efficiencies for the PAH of interest may be estimated by determining the dynamic retention efficiency of the sorbent bed. Mean concentrations of 0.05 ng/m3 and greater may be determined using a 24 h sampling period.NOTE: Sampling is normally of 24 h duration to average diurnal variations in PAH concentrations and enable the collection of sufficient PAH mass for subsequent laboratory analysis.

First published as AS/NZS 3580.16:2014.

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