Interlaboratory exercises for volatile organic compound determination

• Published in: Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 35; no. 33; pp. 5729 - 5740
• Main Authors: Ballesta, P.Pérez, Field, R., De Saeger, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2001; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Analysis methods; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Cryo-gas chromatography; Exact sciences and technology; Hydrocarbons; Intercomparison exercises; Pollution; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Europe; Hydrocarbons; Repeatability; Cryo-gas chromatography; Reproducibility; Intercomparison exercises; Chemical analysis; Hydrocarbon; Coupled method; Air quality; Volatile organic compound; Flame ionization detector; Air; Round robin test; Freeze concentration; Ambient air measurement; Gas chromatography; Ambient air concentration; Surveillance; Air pollution; Comparative study

The results of a European level intercomparison involving measurements of 26 hydrocarbons (from C2 to C9) at ambient air concentration level are discussed. On-line sampling with cryo-GC-FID analysis was the most commonly used methodology among the 20 participating laboratories. The stability of the...