Effective Benzene Monitoring Saves Lives

In addition to the low action levels, benzene measurements are complicated by interferences. One of the most common exposure sources for benzene is from gasoline, where it is present as a mixture with a few hundred other compounds. Figure 1 shows benzene separation from other gasoline components usi...

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Published inCompliance magazine Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 20
Main Author Haag, Werner R
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rockford Briefings Media Group, LLC 01.05.2006
Subjects
Accuracy
Gasoline
Government agencies
Hydrocarbons
Measurement
Occupational safety
Sensors
Toxicity
United States > US
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Summary:In addition to the low action levels, benzene measurements are complicated by interferences. One of the most common exposure sources for benzene is from gasoline, where it is present as a mixture with a few hundred other compounds. Figure 1 shows benzene separation from other gasoline components using a laboratory gas chromatograph (GC). It is no small task for a portable instrument to specifically measure the benzene in this complex mixture.
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ISSN:1077-5889