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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2014 Jul 23;25(3):324–333. doi: 10.1038/jes.2014.52

Table 1.

Sampling and analytical methods and analytes.

Compound Analysis method Media Analytes LOD
Aldehydes (μg/sample) EPA TO-11a Dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH)-treated silica 2-Furaldehyde
Acetaldehyde
Benzaldehyde
Isovaleraldehyde
Propionaldehyde		 0.03–0.5
0.008–0.4
0.02–0.40
0.02–0.3
0.01–0.1
Acids (μg/sample) Draft NIOSH NMAM 5048 Silica gel (600 mg) Acetic Acid
Butyric Acid
Propionic Acid		 4–30
5–20
5–20
Ketones (μg/sample) OSHA 1013 Silica gel (600 mg) Diacetyl
Acetoin
2,3 pentanedione
2,3-hexanedione
2,3-heptanedione		 0.5–1
0.3–2
0.2–1
0.5–1
0.5–1
Bulk sample Ketones (mg/kg) Bureau Veritas internal method for bulks N/A Diacetyl
Acetoin
2,3 pentanedione
2,3 hexanedione
2,3-heptanedione		 0.2–10
0.4–20
0.2–10
0.2–9
0.3–9
Size selective particulates (μg/sample) NMAM 0600 37-mm PVC filter Respirable particulate 40–100