Monitoring of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review

K Srogi - Environmental chemistry letters, 2007 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of organic compounds with two
or more fused aromatic rings. They have a relatively low solubility in water, but are highly …

Passive sampling techniques for monitoring pollutants in water

B Vrana, IJ Allan, R Greenwood, GA Mills… - TrAC Trends in …, 2005 - Elsevier
We review the state of the art in using passive sampling technology for environmental
monitoring of waterborne organic and inorganic pollutants. We discuss strategies for …

Bioaccumulation and the effects of organochlorine pesticides, PAH and heavy metals in the Eel (Anguilla anguilla) at the Camargue Nature Reserve, France

CAO Ribeiro, Y Vollaire, A Sanchez-Chardi, H Roche - Aquatic Toxicology, 2005 - Elsevier
Pesticides (organochlorines—OC), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and heavy
metals are toxic to fish and may be taken in through gills, skin and contaminated foods. Here …

Passive sampling and/or extraction techniques in environmental analysis: a review

J Namieśnik, B Zabiegała, A Kot-Wasik… - Analytical and …, 2005 - Springer
The current state-of-the-art of passive sampling and/or extraction methods for long-term
monitoring of pollutants in different environmental compartments is discussed in this review …

A “toolbox” for biological and chemical monitoring requirements for the European Union's Water Framework Directive

IJ Allan, B Vrana, R Greenwood, GA Mills, B Roig… - Talanta, 2006 - Elsevier
Until now, water quality monitoring has relied heavily on spot sampling followed by
instrumental analytical measurements to determine pollutant concentrations. Despite a …

[HTML][HTML] Soil bioretention protects juvenile salmon and their prey from the toxic impacts of urban stormwater runoff

JK McIntyre, JW Davis, C Hinman, KH Macneale… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), or low impact development, encompasses a diverse
and expanding portfolio of strategies to reduce the impacts of stormwater runoff on natural …

Analysis of multi-class pharmaceuticals in fish tissues by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

B Huerta, A Jakimska, M Gros… - … of Chromatography A, 2013 - Elsevier
A new sensitive method based on pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and purification by gel
permeation chromatography (GPC) prior to ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography …

Composition of bacterial and archaeal communities in freshwater sediments with different contamination levels (Lake Geneva, Switzerland)

L Haller, M Tonolla, J Zopfi, R Peduzzi, W Wildi, J Poté - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare the composition of bacterial and archaeal communities
in contaminated sediments (Vidy Bay) with uncontaminated sediments (Ouchy area) of Lake …

Effects of a sewage treatment plant outlet pipe extension on the distribution of contaminants in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

J Poté, L Haller, JL Loizeau, AG Bravo, V Sastre… - Bioresource …, 2008 - Elsevier
In 2001, the municipality of Lausanne extended the outlet pipe of the sewage treatment plant
into the Bay of Vidy (Lake Geneva, Switzerland) as a measure to reduce bacterial water …

Theory, modelling and calibration of passive samplers used in water monitoring

K Booij, B Vrana, JN Huckins - Comprehensive analytical chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses contaminant uptake by a passive sampling
device (PSD) that consists of a central sorption phase, surrounded by a membrane. A variety …