Performance reference compounds PRCs

Huckins, J.N. Petty, J.D. Lebo, J.A. Almeida, F.V. Booij, K. Alvarez, D.A. Cranor, W.L. Clark, R.C. Mogensen, B.B. 2002b, Development of the permeability/performance reference compound (PRC) approach for in situ calibration of semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs). Environ. Sci. Technol. 36 85-91. 

In order to assess an analyte s in situ SPMD-water exchange kinetics, performance reference compounds (PRCs as described in Chapter 1) are added to SPMD triolein prior to an exposure (Ellis et al., 1995 Booij et al., 1998 Ockenden et al., 2001 Huckins et al., 2002a). To use this approach, the investigator must be... 

Huckins, J.N. 1998, Effect of deployment devices on performance reference compounds (PRCs) loss. USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center Columbia, MO Unpublished work. 

The performance of SPMDs, which implies longer exposition and so higher risk of losses of PAHs during sampling, needs to be evaluated too. It results advisable to use reference compounds to validate them, the so-called performance reference compounds (PRCs) for SPMDs. These standards act like RS, but are only referred to the sampling stage. 

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