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Carbon disulfide (CS2)

The standard elution solvent for activated charcoal strips in ASTM E1412 passive headspace analysis. Selected for its low UV absorption, minimal GC-FID response (does not mask early-eluting analytes), and efficient desorption of non-polar hydrocarbons from charcoal.

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ASTM E1618Evaporative weatheringExtracted ion profile (EIP)Ignitable Liquid Reference Collection (ILRC)Light petroleum distillate (LPD)Passive headspace concentrationTotal ion chromatogram (TIC)Tropylium cation (m/z 91)Unresolved complex mixture (UCM)

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