A gas monitoring apparatus capable of real-time detection of a kind of
chemical warfare agent, namely diphenylcyanoarsine (DC) and/or
diphenylchloroarsine (DA). Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass
spectrometry is carried out in the positive ionization mode, the total
amount of DC and DA is determined from the intensity of an ion common to
DC and DA, the DC concentration is determined from the intensity of an
ion specific to DC, and the difference between them is regarded as the DA
concentration.