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Annual Toxics Summary
ARB's ADAM Air Quality Database
Collection and Analysis Methods
Volatile Organic Compounds
Substance (Aromatics & 1,3-Butadiene):

Benzene

1,3-Butadiene

Chlorobenzene

meta-Dichlorobenzene

ortho-Dichlorobenzene

para-Dichlorobenzene

Ethyl Benzene

Styrene

Toluene

meta/para-Xylene

ortho-Xylene

Collection Method:

Xontech 910A/stainless steel canister

Laboratory Instrument:

Gas Chromatograph

Laboratory Detector:

Photo Ionization Detector

or Mass Spectrometer

Substance (Non-Aromatic VOCs):

Carbon Tetrachloride

Chloroform

Ethylene Dibromide

Ethylene Dichloride

Methyl Chloroform

Methylene Chloride

Perchloroethylene

Trichloroethylene

Collection Method:

Xontech 910A/stainless steel canister

Laboratory Instrument:

Gas Chromatograph

Laboratory Detector:

Electron Capture Detector

or Mass Spectrometer

Substance (MTBE):

Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether

Collection Method:

Xontech 910A/stainless steel canister

Laboratory Instrument:

Gas Chromatograph

Laboratory Detector:

Flame Ionization Detector

Substance (Aldehydes):

Acetaldehyde

Formaldehyde

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Collection Method:

Xontech 920/adsorbent tube

KI scrubber

Laboratory Instrument:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Laboratory Detector:

Ultraviolet Detector

Semi-Volatile Compounds
Substance (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons):

Benzo(a)pyrene

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

Dibenz(a,h)anthracene

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

Collection Method:

SSI-equipped high volume sampler

Quartz fiber filter

Laboratory Instrument:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Laboratory Detector:

Fluorescence Detector

Particulates
Substance (HiVol Metals):

Arsenic

Beryllium

Cadmium

Collection Method:

High volume sampler

Glass fiber filter

Laboratory Instrument:

Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption

Spectrophotometer

Laboratory Detector:

Photomultiplier Tube

Substance (Hexavalent Chromium):

Hexavalent Chromium

Collection Method:

Xontech 920/cellulose filter

Laboratory Instrument:

Ion Chromatography

Laboratory Detector:

UV/Vis Detector

Substance (LoVol Metals):

Aluminum

Antimony

Barium

Bromine

Calcium

Chlorine

Chromium

Cobalt

Copper

Iron

Lead

Manganese

Mercury

Molybdenum

Nickel

Phosphorus

Potassium

Rubidium

Selenium

Silicon

Strontium

Sulfur

Tin

Titanium

Uranium

Vanadium

Yttrium

Zinc

Zirconium

Collection Method:

Xontech 920/cellulose filter

Laboratory Instrument:

X-ray Fluorescence

Laboratory Detector:

Solid-State Lithium-Drifted Silicon Detector