Indirect estimation of asbestos concentration due to vehicles in particulate matter in the atmosphere and on roads by pyrolysis-gas chromatography

Determination by pyrolysis-gas chromatog

Determination by pyrolysis-gas chromatography of the phenolic resin concentration in particulate matter accumulated from traffic on roads

✍ Takashi Saito 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 640 KB

A simple and rapid method for determining the phenolic resin concentration in particulate matter accumulated on roads due to traffic was investigated. The phenolic resin concentration may provide an indirect estimate of the concentration of asbestos because both compounds originate from brake fricti