Published:Journal of Chromatographic Science,
ISSN 0021-9665Volume
40, Number 2, February 2002, pp. 77-82
A Procedure for Sampling and Analysis of Air for Energetics and
Related Compounds
Michael A. Hable, Joseph
B. Sutphin, Curtis G. Oliver, Robert M. McKenzie, Eleonor F. Gordon, and Richard
W. Bishop
The U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, 5158 Blackhawk
Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5403
A procedure for the sampling and analysis of energetics and related
compounds in the atmosphere is described. The basic procedure consists of the
collection of air samples using sampling cartridges containing XAD-2 resin,
extraction of the resin with isoamyl acetate, and an analysis of the extract
using gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Modifications and
additions to this procedure are discussed, such as the use of a prefilter before
the resin sampler to collect particulates and the use of a mass selective detector
to analyze for some propellant compounds of interest or for quantitative confirmation
purposes. Two differing sizes of samplers are evaluated according to the air
volumes required for collection. The procedure is tested through the analysis
of spiked resin samples, which had air pulled through them for periods of time
corresponding with the required sampling volumes. This procedure has application
toward the measurement of energetic residues in atmospheres resulting from weapons
testing and operations during training exercises involving munitions.
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