Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

F Wania, C Shunthirasingham - Environmental Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
During passive air sampling, the amount of a chemical taken up in a sorbent from the air
without the help of a pump is quantified and converted into an air concentration. In an …

Long-term consequences of high polychlorinated biphenyl exposure: projected decline of delphinid populations in a hotspot for chemical pollution

N de Oliveira-Ferreira, RR Carvalho… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rough-toothed dolphins, Steno bredanensis, are closely associated with coastal waters in
the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, increasing the exposure to multiple stressors, such as …

Air monitoring of new and legacy POPs in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region

C Rauert, T Harner, JK Schuster, A Eng… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
A special initiative in the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network was
implemented to provide information on new and emerging persistent organic pollutants …

Occurrence and temperature dependence of atmospheric gas-phase organophosphate esters in high-mountain areas (Pyrenees)

RM Prats, BL Van Drooge, P Fernández, JO Grimalt - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The air concentrations of organophosphate esters (OPEs) were studied in a network of six
remote high-mountain areas of the Pyrenees located along an altitudinal profile between …

Transport paths and vertical exchange characteristics of haze pollution in Southern China

TY Li, XJ Deng, Y Li, YS Song, LY Li, HB Tan… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Transport paths and vertical exchange characteristics are important factors for
understanding the long-term transport, dispersion capability for haze prediction. Many …

Biodiversity and threats in non-protected areas: A multidisciplinary and multi-taxa approach focused on the Atlantic Forest

E Avigliano, JJ Rosso, D Lijtmaer, P Ondarza… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Along many decades, protected environments were targeted by the scientific community for
ecological research and for the collection of scientific information related to environmental …

The first countrywide monitoring of selected POPs: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and selected organochlorine …

PB Kurt-Karakus, T Ugranli-Cicek, SC Sofuoglu… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Atmospheric levels of 43 PCBs, 22 OCPs, and 14 PBDEs were determined in 16
cities at urban and rural sites by passive sampling to generate the first large-scale …

Field comparison of passive polyurethane foam and active air sampling techniques for analysis of gas-phase semi-volatile organic compounds at a remote high …

RM Prats, BL Van Drooge, P Fernández… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyurethane foam passive air samplers (PUF-PAS) are good candidates for the
determination of gas-phase semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) air concentrations in …

Assessing levels of POPs in air over the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America

CN Pegoraro, T Harner, K Su, MS Chiappero - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere of the near-coast
South Atlantic Ocean was studied. Air samples were collected using a high-volume air …

A Hitchhiker's guide to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) monitoring in air: Establishing a baseline network in Sri Lanka

P Vlahos, ER Shipley, C Rauert, P Tung… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study provides guidance on establishing new passive air monitoring capacity for
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to address data gaps and the demands of the …