title: A field deployable gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer for industrial hygiene applications.
abstract: To study the feasibility and efficacy of field gas chromatograph/mass spectrometers (GC/MS), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted laboratory and field testing of a commercial transportable GC/MS. That unit was reengineered and reconstructed by NIOSH as a more portable GC/MS (can be moved, set up, and operated by one person), incorporating novel weight and size-reducing vacuum technology. Further laboratory and field tests were then accomplished. This NIOSH-developed vacuum technology has proven important in reducing the size and weight of the GC/MS by up to 50%, making it much more suitable for field use. Experience has shown that for a large class of survey situations involving monitoring of components of complex mixtures of vapors and gases field use of GC/MS can be very useful.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Piltingsrud
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010150:Paint; D010578:Petroleum; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011327:Printing; D012997:Solvents / Q000032:analysis; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D012997:Solvents