DIMETHYLACETAMIDE and DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE: METHOD 2004, Issue 2, dated 15 August 1994 - Page 3 of 4
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b. Analyze together with samples and blanks (steps 11 and 12). c. Prepare calibration graph (peak area vs. mg analyte). Determine desorption efficiency (DE) at least once for each lot of silica gel used for sampling in the calibration range (step 8). Prepare three tubes at each of five levels plus three media blanks. a. Remove and discard back sorbent section of a media blank sampler. b. Inject a known amount (1 to 20 µL) of pure analyte or DE stock solution directly onto front sorbent section with a microliter syringe. c. Cap the tube. Allow to stand overnight. d. Desorb (steps 5 through 7) and analyze together with working standards (steps 11 and 12). e. Prepare a graph of DE vs. mg analyte recovered. Analyze three quality control blind spikes and three analyst spikes to ensure that the calibration graph and DE graph are in control.
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Set gas chromatograph according to manufacturer's recommendations and to conditions given on page 2004-1. Inject sample aliquot manually using solvent flush technique or with autosampler. NOTE: If peak area is above the linear range of the working standards, dilute with methanol, reanalyze, and apply the appropriate dilution factor in calculations. Measure peak area.
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Determine mass, mg (corrected for DE), of analyte found in the sample front (W f) and back (W b) sorbent sections, and in the average media blank front (B f) and back (B b) sorbent sections. NOTE: If W b > W f/10, report breakthrough and possible sample loss. Calculate concentration, C, of analyte in the air volume sampled, V (L):
EVALUATION OF METHOD: Method S254 for dimethylacetamide was evaluated over the range of 18 to 105 mg/m 3 at an atmospheric temperature and pressure of 24 °C and 760 mm Hg using a 45-L sample [1]. Breakthrough occurred when sampling a test atmosphere containing 105.6 mg/m 3 of dimethylacetamide at 0.876 L/min for 240 min. The front section of the silica gel tube was found to hold 22.2 mg dimethylacetamide under these conditions. The collection efficiency test conducted at a concentration of 105.6 mg/m 3 was determined to be 1.00. Desorption efficiency at 0.943, 1.886, and 3.77 mg per silica gel tube was 88.8, 93.8, and 94.9%, respectively. A storage study for five days at 1.866 mg per silica gel tube gave a recovery of 93.6%. Overall sampling and measurement precision, SˆrT, was 0.067. Method S255 for dimethylformamide was evaluated over the range of 11 to 61 mg/m 3 at an atmospheric temperature and pressure of 23 °C and 761 mm Hg using a 45-L sample [1]. Breakthrough occurred when a test atmosphere containing 119.5 mg/m 3 of dimethylformamide was sampled at 0.859 L/min for 146 min. The front section of the silica gel tube was found to hold 15 mg of dimethylformamide under these conditions. The collection efficiency test conducted at a concentration of 61.1 mg/m 3 was determined to be 1.00. Desorption efficiency at 0.759, 1.518, and 3.04 mg per silica gel tube was 88.7, NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition, 8/15/94
