Determination of the content of nonionic surfactants in the air by spectrophotometry and gas-liquid chromatography
Abstract
Techniques have been developed for determining the content of nonionic surfactants in the air with detection by the spectrophotometric method and by gas-liquid chromatography. Richter absorbers filled with ethanol:water mixture are used for air sampling. After selection, nonionic surfactants are concentrated by evaporation on a rotary evaporator, followed by sample preparation for analysis. Approbation of the developed technic was carried out for the air environment in three natural and climatic zones of the European part of Russia, near settlements that do not have any industrial productions. The total content of nonionic surfactants, for the entire period of observation, varied in the range (for average values) 1.8±0.1 – 4.3±0.3 mg/m3. It was found that the content of nonionic surfactants depends on environmental conditions, in particular on-air temperature, and is predominantly of natural origin.
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