title: Application of tryptamine as a derivatizing agent for the determination of airborne isocyanates. Part 5. Investigation of tryptamine-coated XAD-2 personal sampler for airborne isocyanates in workplaces.
abstract: The development of an efficient solid sorbent personal sampler with increased convenience for sample collection in workplaces is described. Several solid sorbents were coated with tryptamine, and sampling tubes were prepared with the coated sorbents. These tubes were evaluated for the collection of phenyl isocyanate vapour generated in a commercial test atmosphere generation system that permits the simultaneous collection of up to 12 uniformly loaded samples. Tryptamine-coated XAD-2 resin was shown to be the most efficient solid sorbent for the collection of airborne phenyl isocyanate. The optimum amount of tryptamine needed for coating XAD-2 resin was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Laboratory, Ontario Ministry of Labour, Weston, Canada.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gaind
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D003485:Cyanates / Q000032:analysis*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011137:Polystyrenes; D014363:Tryptamines
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D003485:Cyanates; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011137:Polystyrenes; D014363:Tryptamines; C030820:tryptamine; C003771:Amberlite XAD-2 resin; C005057:isocyanic acid