Determination of sub-part-per-million levels of formaldehyde in air using active or passive sampling on 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine-coated glass fiber filters and high-performance liquid chromatography

Formaldehyde is sampled from air with the use of a standard miniature glass fiber filter impregnated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and phosphoric acid. The formaldehyde hydrazone is desorbed from the filter with acetonitrile and determined by high-performance liquid chromatography using UV detection at 365 nm. Recovery of gas-phase-generated formaldehyde as hydrazone from a 13-mm impregnated filter is 80-100% in the range 0.3-30 ..mu..g of formaldehyde. This corresponds to 0.1-10 mg/m/sup 3/ in a 3-L air sample. When the filter sampling system is used in the active mode, air can be sampled at a rate of up to 1 L/min, affording an overall sensitivity of about 1 ..mu..g/m/sup 3/ based on a 60-L air sample. Results are given from measurements of formaldehyde in indoor air. The DNP-coated filters were also evaluated for passive sampling. In this case 37-mm standard glass fibers were used and the sampling rate was 55-65 mL/min in two types of dosimeters. The diffusion samplers are especially useful for personal exposure monitoring in the work environment. 24 references, 2 figures, 4 tables.

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