A Thermal Desorption Method for the Determination of Nicotine in Indoor Environments

Cyril V. Thompson; Roger A. Jenkins; Cecil E. Higgins

doi:10.1021/es00181a007

A Thermal Desorption Method for the Determination of Nicotine in Indoor Environments

Cyril V. Thompson, Roger A. Jenkins, Cecil E. Higgins

Chemical & Isotopic Mass Spectrometry

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Nicotine, the major, unique component of the gas phase of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), has been employed as a marker for estimating exposure to ETS. A personal monitoring system for the determination of exposure to nicotine has been developed. The system consists of a sampling cartridge packed with 200 mg of Tenax GC and a small, constant-flow, personal sampling pump. After sampling, the cartridges are analyzed by triethylamine-assisted thermal desorption gas chromatography with nitrogen-selective detection. Collection and desorption efficiencies for the cartridges have been determined. The system has been evaluated in controlled-atmosphere chambers, and applied in a variety of work sites, and in 36 restaurants, where measured concentrations of nicotine ranged from 0.5 to 37.2 μg/m³.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	429-435
Number of pages	7
Journal	Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/es00181a007
State	Published - Apr 1989

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