Determination of triglycidyl isocyanurate from powder coatings in occupational hygiene samples by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection.
A method for the determination of triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) from powder coatings using gas chromatography with mass spectrometric (GC/MS) detection is presented. The new method is considerably easier to use than the existing methods and has superior performance. It has been novelly applied to the determination of TGIC in a variety of occupational hygiene samples (cotton swabs, gloves and whole suits). Using the GC/MS method, the following percentage recoveries were found: gloves 114 +/- 1.9; swabs 73 +/- 6.5; whole suit 125 +/- 16.3 and 108 +/- 6.8 (two powder coatings); filter 79 +/- 8. The estimated limit of detection was 0.002 micro g/ml.
White
John
J
Health and Safety Laboratory, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, UK. john.hsl.white@hsl.gov.uk
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004581:Electronics; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D014227:Triazines / Q000032:analysis*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D014227:Triazines; C028786:teroxirone