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2-Phenoxyethanol disappearance from an ink scribble over time
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Figure5.
2-Phenoxyethanol disappearance from an ink scribble over time as determined by SPME
and fast GC-TOFMS. The concentration of 2-phenoxyethanol that can be determined by SPME
GC-TOFMS stabilizes after about 20 hours.
2-Phenoxyethanol remaining in an aged ink scribble
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All sampleswere analyzedFeb-19-04.
Figure6.
2-Phenoxyethanol disappearance from aged ink scribbles as determined by SPME and
fast GC-TOFMS. The SPME vial was heated to 70°C prior to sampling. 2-Phenoxyethanol
concentration differences as determined by SPME GC-TOFMS are indistinguishable for 2003 and
2002 samples.
