Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1972
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1972slsci...3..457f&link_type=abstract
Space Life Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp.457-468
Physics
3
Scientific paper
The Apollo lunar samples were seen to offer a unique opportunity in the search for extraterrestrial organic matter without the ambiguity surrounding meteorite analysis due to their unknown contamination histories. The recognition that only a small amount of indigenous organic material was likely to be present in lunar samples combined with the extreme sensitivity of organic analysis methods made it clear that this opportunity could be realized only by carefully controlling the collection, processing, and analysis of the samples in order that they might remain free of significant levels of contamination. The contamination control procedures adopted are described and the analytical evidence obtained throughout the program on potential contamination sources is presented. The organic contaminants actually found in the lunar samples by the various investigators are summarized. It is shown that the program succeeded in providing investigators with samples containing less than 0.1 ppm total contamination.
Flory Donald A.
Simoneit Bernd R.
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