Research Article

Air Monitoring: New Advances in Sampling and Detection

Table 2

Analytical conditions.

TD conditionsGC conditionsMS conditions

Configuration: CIA-Advantage automated canister analysis system (Markes International Ltd)
Sampling: 40 mL/min for 1 min (standard); 50 mL/min for 10 min (blank)
Flow path temperature: 150°C
Focusing trap: air toxics analyser type trap
Trapping temperature: 25°C
Cold trap desorption: 320°C for 3 min (5 : 1 split)
Trap heating rate: 40°C/s
Column: 60 m × 0.32 mm × 1.8 μm, 624 type phase
Oven: 40°C (5 min), 10°C/min to 260°C (8 min)
Constant pressure: 10 psi
Source temperature: 230°C
Quadrupole temperature: 150°C
Transfer line temperature: 280°C
Scan range: m/z 35–300