Detection of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) by ion-mobility spectrometry
- Traces of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) in air can indicate the presence of growth of moulds in the indoor environment. Ion-mobility spectrometry is a very promising method for detection of these MVOCs, because of its high sensitivity. For development of an in-situ method for detection of MVOCs, a portable ion-mobility spectrometer (IMS) was used and test gases of 14 MVOCs and their respective mixtures were investigated. IMS spectra were recorded as a function of concentration of MVOCs in air. Drift time and mobility of reactant ions formed in positive polarity mode were determined and correlated with the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of the MVOCs investigated. The estimated detection limit has a specific value for each MVOC and is in the range 3 to 96 µg m-3 (1 to 52 ppbV). Indoor trials show that IMS can indicate hidden mould growth.
Autor*innen: | Carlo Tiebe, H. Miessner, B. Koch, Thomas Hübert |
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Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2009 |
Verlag: | Springer |
Verlagsort: | Berlin |
Jahrgang/Band: | 395 |
Ausgabe/Heft: | 7 |
Erste Seite: | 2313 |
Letzte Seite: | 2323 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Ion-mobility spectrometry; MVOCs; Mould detection; Trace gas analysis |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00216-009-3147-4 |
ISSN: | 1618-2642 |
ISSN: | 1618-2650 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Physisches Exemplar in der Bibliothek der BAM vorhanden ("Hardcopy Access") |
Bibliotheksstandort: | Sonderstandort: Publica-Schrank |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 19.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 15.10.2009 |