US EPA Method 8082: GC Analysis of Aroclor 1016/1260 (PCBs) on SLB®-5ms
CONDITIONS
column
SLB-5ms, 30 m x 0.25 mm I.D., 0.25 μm (28471-U)
oven
100 °C (2 min), 15 °C/min to 330 °C (3 min)
inj. temp.
250 °C
detector
ECD, 330 °C
carrier gas
helium, 25 cm/sec, constant
injection
2 μL splitless (0.75 min)
liner
4 mm I.D., single taper
sample
Aroclor standard mix 1 (46846-U) diluted to 500 ppb / 50 ppb (Aroclors / surrogates) in n-hexane
Description
Analysis Note
Aroclors are commercial mixtures of PCB congeners. Due to their stability, they ave been used in many different industrial and commercial applications. Because of their toxicity and ability to bioaccumulate, production of these materials ceased in 1977. This application demonstrates the separation of two common Aroclor mixtures, Aroclor 1016 and Aroclor 1260 on the SLB-5ms.
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