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| Air Pollution Manual
This manual offers an introduction to different air pollutants and several methods of testing for them. |
| Introduction to Wipe Sampling
After a chemical release, community members sometimes notice that substances have collected on the rooftops or walls of their homes or other buildings, surfaces of their automobiles, or windowsills or other surfaces inside of their homes. "Wipe sampling" is a procedure for collecting those substances and determining what chemicals are in them. |
| Wipe Sampling for PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
PAHs are chemical compounds formed by incomplete combustion of carbon-containing fuels such as wood, coal, diesel, fat, or tobacco. Tar also contains PAHs. Some are known or suspected carcinogens. Communities living near facilities that burn these materials may wish to test for PAHs. |
| Introduction to Soil Sampling
Soil sampling is used to detect a number of toxins that leech into the ground, including benzene. Soil sampling can be expensive so it is important to work with the lab that will be doing the analysis to determine which chemicals to test for. |
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