ASTM D6209-13
Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Anal

Standard No.
ASTM D6209-13
Release Date
2013
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM D6209-21
Latest
ASTM D6209-21
Scope

5.1 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) as defined by this test method are compounds made up of two or more fused aromatic rings.

5.2 Several PAH are considered to be probable human carcinogens.

5.3 PAH are emitted in the atmosphere primarily through wood or fossil fuel combustion.

5.4 Two- and three-ring PAH are typically present in urban air at concentrations ranging from 10 to several hundred nanograms per cubic metre (ng/m3); those with four or more rings are usually found at concentrations of a few ng/m3 or lower.

5.5 PAH span a broad spectrum of vapor pressures (for example, from 1.1 × 10–2 kPa for naphthalene to 2 × 10–13 kPa for coronene at 25°C). Table 1 lists some PAH that are frequently found in ambient air. Those with vapor pressures above about 10–8 kPa will be present in the ambient air substantially distributed between the gas and particulate phases. This test method will permit the collection of both phases. However, particulate-phase PAH will tend to be lost from the particulate filter during sampling due to desorption and volatilization.

TABLE 1 Formulae and Physical Properties of Selective PAH

Compound
(Common Name)

Formula

Molecular
Weight

Melting
Point,
°C

Boiling
Point,A
°C

Vapor
Pressure,
kPa at
25°C

Naphthalene

C10H8

128.18

80.2

ASTM D6209-13 Referenced Document

  • ASTM D1356 Standard Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres*， 2024-04-22 Update
  • ASTM D1357 Standard Practice for Planning the Sampling of the Ambient Atmosphere*， 2019-08-01 Update
  • ASTM D3631 Standard Test Methods for Measuring Surface Atmospheric Pressure*， 2017-03-01 Update
  • ASTM E1 Standard Specification for ASTM Thermometers
  • ASTM E2251 Standard Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids*， 2021-12-01 Update

ASTM D6209-13 history

  • 2021 ASTM D6209-21 Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Anal
  • 2013 ASTM D6209-13 Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Anal
  • 2012 ASTM D6209-98(2012) Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Anal
  • 1998 ASTM D6209-98(2004) Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Analysis)
  • 1998 ASTM D6209-98e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Analysis)
Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous and Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Collection on Sorbent-Backed Filters with Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Anal


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