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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):

Acetone

Acetonitrile

Acrolein

Carbon Disulfide

Carbon Tetrachloride

Chloroform

cis-1,3-Dicloropropene

trans-1,3-Dicloropropene

Ethylene Dibromide

Ethylene Dichloride

Freon 11

Freon 12

Methyl Bromide

Methyl Chloroform

Methylene Chloride

Perchloroethylene

Trichloroethylene

Trichlorotrifluoroethane

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 (2000 and earlier)

Beryllium (California: 1993 and earlier)

Beryllium (Mexico: 1998 and earlier)

Cadmium (1996 and earlier)

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:

Xontech920/Teflon filter

Laboratory Instrument:

Ion Chromatography

Laboratory Detector:

UV/Vis Detector


Substance (LoVol Metals):

Aluminum

Antimony

Arsenic (2001 and later)

Barium

Beryllium (2013 and later)

Bromine

Cadmium (2007 and later)

Calcium

Chlorine

Chromium

Cobalt

Copper

Iron

Lead

Manganese

Mercury

Molybdenum

Nickel

Phosphorus

Platinum

Potassium

Rubidium

Selenium

Silicon

Strontium

Sulfur

Tin

Titanium

Uranium

Vanadium

Yttrium

Zinc

Zirconium

Collection Method:

Xontech920/Teflon filter

Laboratory Instrument:

X-ray Fluorescence

(February 2003 and earlier, 2008)

Inductively Coupled Plasma -

Mass Spectrometer

(after February 2003 except 2008)

Laboratory Detector:

Solid-State Lithium-Drifted Silicon Detector

(February 2003 and earlier, 2008)

Electron Multiplier

(after February 2003 except 2008)