Passive air sampler as a tool for long-term air pollution monitoring: Part 1. Performance assessment for seasonal and spatial variations
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
16549225
DOI
10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.048
PII: S0269-7491(06)00080-7
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Chemical Industry MeSH
- Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated analysis MeSH
- Equipment Design MeSH
- Air Pollutants analysis MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Environmental Monitoring instrumentation methods MeSH
- Hazardous Substances analysis MeSH
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls analysis MeSH
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis MeSH
- Polyurethanes MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- Pesticide Residues analysis MeSH
- Seasons * MeSH
- Geography MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated MeSH
- Air Pollutants MeSH
- Hazardous Substances MeSH
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls MeSH
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons MeSH
- polyurethane foam MeSH Browser
- Polyurethanes MeSH
- Pesticide Residues MeSH
The potential of passive air sampling devices (polyurethane foam disks) to assess the influence of local sources on the quality of the surrounding environment was investigated. DEZA Valasske Mezirici, a coal tar and mixed tar oils processing plant, and Spolana Neratovice, a chemical factory with the history of high production of organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs), were selected as the point sources of PAHs, and OCPs, respectively. Levels of PCBs, OCPs and PAHs were determined for all sampling sites and sampling periods. The study brought useful data about the air concentrations of POPs in the investigated regions. More important, it provided information on the transport and fate of POPs in the vicinity of local sources of contamination useful for the estimation of their influence. Very good capability of passive samplers to reflect temporal and spatial fluctuation in concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the ambient air was confirmed which makes them applicable for monitoring on the local scale.
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