title: Validation of a simpler method for determination of atmospheric sulfur dioxide.
abstract: The determination of atmospheric sulfur dioxide as aqueous bisulfite using 5,5'-dithiobis (2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) was validated as a simple, rapid and reliable procedure. Standard sulfur dioxide concentrations in air (0-2.6 ppm) were generated by means of a permeation device. Sulfur dioxide from air samples was absorbed in pH 7 phosphate buffer and determined as bisulfite. The mean percentage recovery of sulfur dioxide is 101.4; the slope of the validation line determined by linear regression analysis (calculated vs. found) is 1.014 ppm found/calculated (1.4% absolute error; 0.9976 correlation coefficient).
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide