RESUMEN
The paper considers the measurement of phthalic anhydride in the ambient air samples by high performance liquid chromatography. It describes conditions for air sampling and analysis of phthalic anhydride levels in the presence of concomitant components of its production (phthalic and maleic acids, maleic anhydride, etc.) on a liquid chromatograph with an UV detector. The procedure was tested, by estimating the quality of ambient air at the border of a sanitary protection zone of phthalic anhydride production and when analyzing the air in the industrial area. Field studies detected the concentrations of phthalic anhydrate in the air of an enterprise area, which were equal to 0.017-0.115 mg/dm3. Phthalic anhydride was detectable at a concentration of 0.001-0.0021 mg/dm3 at the border of the existing sanitary protection zone in single cases. The procedure has been recommended to measure the mass concentrations of phthalic anhydride aerosol and vapors in ambient air at the reference concentration.
