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Tropospheric Chemistry: VOC Instruments

Airbuster

Principle of the Measurement

Sampling of VOCs in a cryostat
Injection onto a chromatographic column
Detection with either a flame-ionization detector (FID)

Species Measured

  1. Alkanes
  2. Alkenes
  3. Acetylene
  4. Isoprene

Time Response / Detection Limit

5 minute sample time, 1 sample per 15 min / 1-10 pptv

Field Projects

Key Publications

W. C. Kuster, B. T. Jobson, T. Karl, D. Riemer, E. Apel, P. D. Goldan, and F. C. Fehsenfeld, Intercomparison of volatile organic carbon measurement techniques and data at La Porte during the TexAQS2000 air quality study, Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/es034710r, 2004.