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Additional Publications and Presentations

AAC takes pride in making professional contributions through published literature and ongoing research.

Below is a summary of publications and presentations by Dr. Sucha Parmar, President of AAC, and staff.

The Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheric Acrolein Using O-Benzylhydroxylamine Coated Cartridges. Presented at the AWMA Symposuim on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology, November 2010.

A New Method for Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheric Ammonia and Amines. Presented at AWMA Annual Conference in Detroit, MI, June 2009.

Validation of an Improved DNPH Method for Acrolein Sampling. Presented at the AWMA Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology in Chapel Hill, NC, November 2008.

Development of a New Method for Sampling and Analysis of Amines. Presented at AWMA Annual Conference in Portland, OR, July 2008.

Development of a New Method for Sampling and Analysis of Amines. Presented at SES Conference in San Diego, CA, March 2008.

Development of a New Method for Sampling and Analysis of Amines. Presented at PNWIS/AWMA Meeting in Boise, ID, October 2007.

Development of a New Method for Sampling and Analysis of Amines. Presented at the AWMA Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology in San Francisco, CA, May 2007.

Measurement of Aldehydes Using DNPH Derivatization and Water Impinger Methods. Presented at A&WMA Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2005.

Sampling and Analysis of Aldehydes Using DNPH Derivatization and NCASI Method 99.02. Presented at Source Evaluation Society Conference in Sonoma, CA, April 2005.

A New Method For Sampling and Analysis of Amines. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Symposium in North Carolina, April 2004.

Sampling and Analysis of Acrolein using DNPH Derivatization. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Symposium in North Carolina, April 2004.

PAMS Measurements Using GC/MS/FID Dual Detector System. Presented as a paper at the AWMA conference in San Francisco, CA., 2002.

Sampling and Analysis of Sulfur Compounds Using Gas Chromatograph /Mass Selective Detector (GC/MS). Presented as a paper at the AWMA conference in San Francisco, CA 2002

A Study of the Suitability of KI Denuders for O3 Removal During Carbonyl Measurements. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference in Cary, NC, September 1998.

Sampling and Analysis of Formaldehyde (TO-11A). Co-authored this EPA Method with Jerry Winbury of the Midwest Research Institute, NC.

An Overview and Update on Sampling and Analysis of Carbonyls. Presented at the EPA/AWMA conference in Durham, NC, May 1997.

Development of New Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Amines. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference in Durham, NC, May 1997.

A Study of “Holding Times” for Sulfur Compounds in Restek’s Silco Can Canisters. Presented at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May 1996.

Effect of Acidity on the Sampling and Analysis of Carbonyls using DNPH Derivatization Method. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA conference, Durham, NC, May 1996.

A Study of Ozone Interferences on Carbonyls Monitoring using DNPH Coated C18 and Silica Gel Cartridges. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May 1995.

An Alternative Method for Monitoring Carbonyls and the Development of a 24-Port Fully Automated Carbonyl Sampler for PAMS Program. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May, 1994.

Comparison Studies of Ozone Precursors in Phoenix, Arizona. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May 1994.

Global Aspects of Photochemical Air Pollution; A Kinetic Study presented at AWMA International Specialty Conference on Global Climate Change, Phoenix, AZ, April 1994.

Monitoring Studies of Ambient Level VOCs and Carbonyls in Phoenix, Arizona. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May 1993.

Determination of Total Gaseous Hydrocarbon Emissions From an Aluminum Rolling Mill Using Methods 25, 25A, and Oxidation Technique. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May 1992.

A Study of "Holding Times" for H2S, COS, C2S, and Mercaptans in Different Containers. Presented as a paper at the EPA/AWMA Conference, Durham, NC, May 1991.

Removal of Air Pollutants from Museum Display Cases. Presented as a paper 91:103.32, 84th AWMA Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1991.

Removal of Air Pollutant Mixtures from Museum Display Cases. Studies in Conservation 129, 36 (1991).

Sorbent Removal of Air Pollutants from Museum Display Cases. Environmental International, 39, 17 (1991). Time Averaged Measurements of Peroxyacetal Nitrate, Environmental Science and Technology, 1864, 25 (1991).

Interferences from Aldehydes and PeroxyacetylNitrate When SamplingUrban Air Organic Acids on AlkalineTraps. Environmental Science and Technology 24:1021 (1990).

Laboratory Tests of KI and Alkaline Anular Denuders. Atmospheric Environment 26A(10):2695 (1990).

Southern California Air Quality Study: A search for Methyl Nitrate. Atmospheric Environment 26A (5):1207 (1990).

Atmospheric Methyl Nitrate: Laboratory Calibrations and Ambient Concentrations. Presented as a paper - ENVR-190, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Pasadena, CA, October 18-21, 1989.

Removal or Air Pollutants from Museum Display Cases. Presented as a paper - ENVR-187, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Pasadena, CA, October 18-21, 1989.

Removal of Air Pollutants from Museum Display Cases. Presented as a paper - ENVR-110, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 198th National ACS Meeting, Miami, FL, September 10-15, 1989.

Kinetics and Thermochemistry of the Reaction: C2D6 + CI = C2D5 + DCI. The heat of formation and C2D5 and C2H5 and radicals. Journal of American Chemical Society 111:57 (1989).

Removal of Air Pollutants from Museum Display Cases. Research report for the Getty Conservation Institute, February 1989.

Ortho-Para lodine Separation Revisited. Chemical Physics 132,209 (1989).

Analysis of Atmospheric Carboxylic Acids Using Single Column Ion Exclusion Chromatography with UV Detection. Journal of Liquid Chromatography 12(15):3007 (1989).

Environmental Applications of Structure Reactivity Relationships. Presented as a paper ENVR-142, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 196th National ACS Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, September 25-30, 1988.

Kinetics and Thermochemistry of the Reaction: C2H4 + CI = C2H3 + HCI. Journal of Physical Chemistry 92:2652 (1988).

The Reactions of Acetylperoxyl Radicals with NO2. International Journal Chem. Kinet. 19:115-128 (1987).

Mechanism of the Photoisomerization of 1,3-diphenyl-allyl Carbanion. Journal Photochem. Photobiol., A. Chemistry 41:121 (1987).

Effect of Temperature on the Triplet States of Methyl-and Phenyl-Substituted Biphenyl Molecules. Journal of Photochemistry 31:273-288 (1985).

Spectra and Reactions of Acetyl and Acetylperoxyl Radicals. International Journal Chem. Kinet. 17:891-900 (1985).

Assignment of Electronic Transition and Photodecomposition of Ethylene Monothiocarbonate. Presented to Indian Science Congress Association, 63rd Congress, Waltair, India, January 1976.