A personal air sampler for pesticides

A sampling train consisting of a 13-mm filter followed by a tube containing Chromosorb 102 was developed for measurement of personal exposure to pesticides. Recoveries from cellulose ester filters and Chromosorb 102 for thirteen pesticides were generally 90% or greater. Side-by-side sampling in a pesticide formulation plant with midget impingers and 37-mm filters demonstrated that the trains, impingers and filters gave similar results.