A new method for monitoring personal exposure to ethylene oxide in the occupational environment
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Aihaj Journal
- Vol. 38 (11) , 635-647
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00028897708984407
Abstract
A novel method for monitoring occupational exposure to ethylene oxide was developed. Ethylene oxide was collected on Columbia JXC activated carbon, desorbed with carbon disulfide, and analyzed by gas chromatography using a TERGITOL TMN or UCON LB550X column. Several parameters such as selection of adsorbent and column; effects of humidity, sampling rate and volume; shelf-life; interference from ten contaminants; desorption technique and calibration curve were investigated. The lower detection limit of the method is 0.15 ppm in ten liters of air. The method was evaluated statistically and by conducting a round-robin interlaboratory study.Keywords
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