13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS)
This paper is a preliminary investigation into the use of a thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) method to determine stable carbon isotopic compositions (d13C) of low molecular-weight volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in airborne samples (e.g. industria...
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| author | Turner, Nicole Jones, Mark Grice, Kliti Dawson, Daniel Ioppolo-Armanios, Marisa Fisher, Steven |
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| description | This paper is a preliminary investigation into the use of a thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) method to determine stable carbon isotopic compositions (d13C) of low molecular-weight volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in airborne samples (e.g. industrial and car exhaust emissions) as a means of differentiating their sources in the environment. A TD-GC-IR-MS method for obtaining d13C of VOCs (benzene, toluene,chlorobenzene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene and propylbenzene) in air samples has been optimised, and is proven to be both reproducible and linear. The d13C of the VOC standards was found to be comparable (within analytical error) to that obtained from direct GC-IR-MS analysis. This novel method of VOC analysis is valuable in environmental and forensic investigations. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-398402017-09-13T15:55:03Z 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) Turner, Nicole Jones, Mark Grice, Kliti Dawson, Daniel Ioppolo-Armanios, Marisa Fisher, Steven airborne samples volatile organic compounds environmental contaminants stable carbon isotopes thermal desorption This paper is a preliminary investigation into the use of a thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) method to determine stable carbon isotopic compositions (d13C) of low molecular-weight volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in airborne samples (e.g. industrial and car exhaust emissions) as a means of differentiating their sources in the environment. A TD-GC-IR-MS method for obtaining d13C of VOCs (benzene, toluene,chlorobenzene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene and propylbenzene) in air samples has been optimised, and is proven to be both reproducible and linear. The d13C of the VOC standards was found to be comparable (within analytical error) to that obtained from direct GC-IR-MS analysis. This novel method of VOC analysis is valuable in environmental and forensic investigations. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39840 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.01.030 Pergamon restricted |
| spellingShingle | airborne samples volatile organic compounds environmental contaminants stable carbon isotopes thermal desorption Turner, Nicole Jones, Mark Grice, Kliti Dawson, Daniel Ioppolo-Armanios, Marisa Fisher, Steven 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) |
| title | 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) |
| title_full | 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) |
| title_fullStr | 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) |
| title_short | 13C of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (TD-GC-IR-MS) |
| title_sort | 13c of volatile organic compounds (vocs) in airborne samples by thermal desorption-gas chromatography-isotope ratio-mass specrometry (td-gc-ir-ms) |
| topic | airborne samples volatile organic compounds environmental contaminants stable carbon isotopes thermal desorption |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39840 |