CHLORINATED CAMPHENE
C10 H10 Cl8 (average)
MW: 414 (average)
METHOD: 5039, Issue 1
5039
CAS: 8001-35-2
EVALUATION: PARTIAL
OSHA : 0.5 mg/m 3 (skin) NIOSH: lowest feasible (skin), carcinogen, Class I Pesticide ACGIH: 0.5 mg/m 3 (skin); STEL 1 mg/m 3 (skin) (1 ppm = 16.9 mg/m 3 @ NTP)
RTECS: XW5250000 Issue 1: 15 August 1994
PROPERTIES: solid; MP 70 °C to 95 °C; BP (760 mm Hg) decomposes; sp. gr. 1.63; VP 0.03 to 0.05 kPa (0.2 to 0.4 mm Hg) @ 20 °C
SYNONYMS: toxaphene
SAMPLING SAMPLER:
FILTER (0.8-µm cellulose ester membrane)
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE:
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY,
ANALYTE:
chlorinated camphene
DESORPTION:
10 mL petroleum ether
INJECTION VOLUME:
5 µL
63
Ni ECD
FLOW RATE: 0.2 to 1 L/min VOL-MIN: -MAX:
2 L @ 0.5 mg/m 3 30 L
SHIPMENT:
place filter and backup pad in screw cap vial; ship separate bulk sample
SAMPLE STABILITY:
not determined
BLANKS:
2 to 10 field blanks per set
ACCURACY RANGE STUDIED:
0.225 to 1.16 mg/m 3 [1] (15-L samples)
BIAS:
not determined
ˆ ): 0.076 [1] OVERALL PRECISION (S rT ACCURACY:
TEMPERATURE-INJECTION: -DETECTOR: -COLUMN:
230 °C 250 °C 205 °C
CARRIER GAS:
nitrogen, 50 mL/min
COLUMN:
glass, 1.8 m x 6-mm OD, packed with 3% OV-1 on 100/120 mesh Gas Chrom Q
CALIBRATION:
chlorinated camphene in petroleum ether
RANGE:
0.7 to 14 µg per sample [1]
ESTIMATED LOD: 0.14 µg per sample [1] PRECISION (Sr):
0.024 (3 to 14 µg per sample) [1]
not determined
APPLICABILITY: The working range is 0.05 to 1.5 mg/m 3 for a 15-L air sample.
INTERFERENCES: Other pesticides such as aldrin, parathion, dieldrin, DDT and its metabolites, and polychlorinated biphenyls elute in the retention time band for chlorinated camphene.
OTHER METHODS: This is Method S67 [2] in a revised format. Toxaphene in air has been collected on Chromosorb 102 with acceptable recovery [3].
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition, 8/15/94
