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 …

A review of new and current-use contaminants in the Arctic environment: evidence of long-range transport and indications of bioaccumulation

K Vorkamp, FF Rigét - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Systematic monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Arctic has been
conducted for several years, in combination with assessments of POP levels in the Arctic …

Glyphosate and atrazine in rainfall and soils in agroproductive areas of the pampas region in Argentina

LL Alonso, PM Demetrio, MA Etchegoyen… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence in the atmosphere of glyphosate (GLP) and atrazine (ATZ) was investigated—
those pesticides dominating the market in Argentina—through rain, as the main climatic …

Unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls in pigments: An updated review on their formation, emission sources, contamination status, and toxic effects

HQ Anh, I Watanabe, TB Minh, S Takahashi - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The formation, emission, environmental occurrence, and potential adverse effects of
unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in pigments are reviewed …

Monsoon-driven transport of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls to the Tibetan Plateau: three year atmospheric monitoring study

J Sheng, X Wang, P Gong, DR Joswiak… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Due to the influence of the Indian monsoon system, air mass transport in and to the Tibetan
Plateau shows obvious seasonality. In order to assess the responses of atmospheric …

Persistent organic pollutants in the polar regions and the Tibetan Plateau: A review of current knowledge and future prospects

X Wang, C Wang, T Zhu, P Gong, J Fu, Z Cong - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to their low temperatures, the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau are known as the
three polar regions of the Earth. As the most remote regions of the globe, the occurrence of …

Snow amplification of persistent organic pollutants at coastal Antarctica

P Casal, G Casas, M Vila-Costa… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Many legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been reported in polar
regions, and act as sentinels of global pollution. Maritime Antarctica is recipient of abundant …

Occurrence and distribution of organophosphate esters in the air and soils of Ny-Ålesund and London Island, Svalbard, Arctic

X Han, Y Hao, Y Li, R Yang, P Wang, G Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The levels of eight organophosphate esters (OPEs) were analyzed in air and soil samples
collected at Ny-Ålesund and London Island, Svalbard during the Chinese Scientific …

Air monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and organochlorine pesticides in West Antarctica during 2011–2017: Concentrations …

Y Hao, Y Li, X Han, T Wang, R Yang, P Wang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Annual air samples were collected at various sites in the Fildes Peninsula, West Antarctica
from December 2010 to January 2018 using XAD-2 resin passive air samplers to investigate …

Levels, sources and chemical fate of persistent organic pollutants in the atmosphere and snow along the western Antarctic Peninsula

MA Khairy, JL Luek, R Dickhut, R Lohmann - Environmental pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
The Antarctic continent is among the most pristine regions; yet various organic contaminants
have been measured there routinely. Air and snow samples were collected during the …