title: Collection and analysis of butyltin compounds in air at nanogram-per-cubic-meter levels.
abstract: An analytical method for determining butyltin chlorides in air at low nanogram-per-cubic-meter levels was developed. Butyltin chlorides investigated were mono-n-butyltin trichloride (MBTC), di-n-butyltin dichloride (DBTC), and tri-n-butyltin chloride (TBTC). These tin chlorides were trapped on cartridges packed with Porapak-N, eluted with methylene chloride containing 0.3% HCl, hydridized with sodium borohydride, and analyzed by capillary gas chromatography with flame photometric detection. On the basis of a 20 m3 sample, a detection limit of 0.05 ng/m3 can be achieved.
authors.affiliation: New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY 12201-0509, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swami
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Narang
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001894:Borohydrides; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D008832:Microchemistry; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001894:Borohydrides; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; C056189:di-n-butyltin; C062120:n-butyltin; C011559:tributyltin; D008752:Methylene Chloride; C025364:sodium borohydride; C020735:dibutyldichlorotin