Abstract
Laser optoacoustic technique has been employed to obtain the gas phase absorption spectra of 1-chloronaphthalene, 3-chlorobiphenyl, and 2,5,2'-trichlorobiphenyl in conjunction with a gas chromatograph and a Helmholtz resonator at the various $CO_2$ laser wavelengths. Raman spectra of 1-chloronaphthalene, 4-chlorobiphenyl, and 4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl in condensed phase have been also obtained. The optoacoustic measurement of the infrared absorption in gas phase has been shown to be of value in monitoring the environmental pollutants.