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Volatile Organics
EPAMethod 8260B
Rtx
®
-VMS
1. dichlorodifluoromethane
2. chloromethane
3. vinyl chloride
4. bromomethane
5. chloroethane
6. trichlorofluoromethane
7. ethanol (2500ppb)
8. 1,1-dichloroethene
9. carbon disulfide (40ppb)
10. allyl chloride
11. methylene chloride
12. acetone
13.
trans
-1,2-dichloroethene
14. methyl
tert
-butyl ether
15.
tert
-butyl alcohol (100ppb)
16. diisopropyl ether
17. 1,1-dichloroethane
18. acrylonitrile
19. vinyl acetate
20. allyl alcohol (250ppb)
21. ethyl-
tert
-buyl ether
22.
cis
-1,2-dichloroethene
23. 2,2-dichloropropane
24. bromochloromethane
25. chloroform
26. ethyl acetate
27. carbon tetrachloride
28. methyl acrylate
29. propargyl alcohol (500ppb)
30. dibromofluoromethane (SMC)
31. tetrahydrofuran
32. 1,1,1-trichloroethane
33. 2-butanone
34. 1,1-dichloropropene
35. benzene
36. pentafluorobenzene (IS)
37.
tert
-amyl-methyl ether
38. 1,2-dichloroethane
39. isobutyl alcohol (500ppb)
40. isopropyl acetate
41. trichloroethene
42. 1,4-difluorobenzene (SMC)
43. dibromomethane
44. 1,2-dichloropropane
45. bromodichloromethane
46. methyl methacrylate
47.
n
-propyl acetate
48. 2-chloroethanol (2500ppb)
49.
cis
-1,3-dichloropropene
50. toluene-d8(SMC)
51. toluene
52. pyridine (250ppb)
53. tetrachloroethene
54. 4-methyl-2-pentanone
55.
trans
-1,3-dichloropropene
56. 1,1,2-trichloroethane
57. ethyl methacrylate
58. dibromochloromethane
59. 1,3-dichloropropane
60. 1,2-dibromoethane
61.
n
-butyl acetate
62. 2-hexanone
63. 2-picoline (250ppb)
64. chlorobenzene-D5 (IS)
65. chlorobenzene
66. ethylbenzene
67. 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane
68.
m
-xylene
69.
p
-xylene
70.
o
-xylene
71. stryrene
72. bromoform
73. isopropylbenzene
74. 4-bromo-1-fluorobenzene (SMC)
75. bromobenzene
76.
n
-propylbenzene
77. 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
78. 2-chlorotoluene
79. 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
80. 1,2,3-trichloropropane
81. 4-chlorotoluene
82.
tert
-butylbenzene
83. pentachloroethane
84. 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
85.
sec
-butylbenzene
86.
p
-isopropyltoluene
87. 1,3-dichlorobenzene
88. 1,4-dichlorobenzene-d4 (IS)
89. 1,4-dichlorobenzene
90.
n
-butylbenzene
91. 1,2-dichlorobenzene
92. 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane
93. nitrobenzene (250ppb)
94. hexachlorobutadiene
95. 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
96. naphthalene
97. 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene
20m, 0.18mm ID, 1.00µmRtx
®
-VMS (cat.# 49914)
Compounds in at 10ppb in 5mL of ROwater
unless otherwise noted, ketones in at 2.5X
Concentrator:
Tekmar LSC-3100 Purge andTrap
Trap:
Vocarb 3000 (typeK)
Purge:
11min.@40mL/min.@ambient temperature
Dry purge:
1min.@40mL/min.
Desorb preheat:245°C
Desorb:
250°C for 2min., Flow 40mL/min.
Bake:
260°C for 8min.
Interface:
transfer line 0.53mm IDSilcosteel
®
tubing
1:40 split at injection port. 1mm ID sleeve.
Oven temp.:
50°C (hold 4min.) to 100°C@18°C/min. (hold 0min.)
to 230°C@40°C/min. (hold 3min.)
Carrier gas:
helium@~1.0mL/min. constant flow
Adjust dichlorodifluoromethane to a retention time of 1.03min.@50°C.
Detector:
HP 5973MSD
Scan range:
35-300amu
min.
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GC_EV00428
12
Innovations atWork
•1
st
choice for usewith dual purge& traps
1
•EPA recommended surrogate used.
1
A.L. Hilling andG. Smith, Environmental Testing&Analysis, 10(3), 15-19, 2001.
