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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air

These documents describe methods for sampling and analysis of a variety of common pesticides and for:

  • polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ambient air. The high volume (method TO-4A) sampler procedure is based on the adsorption of chemicals from
  • ambient air on polyurethane foam (PUF). The low volume (method TO-10A) procedure is based on the adsorption of chemicals from
  • ambient air on polyurethane foam (PUF) or a combination of PUF and granular sorbent.
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