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 …

Status, sources and contamination levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in urban and agricultural areas: a preliminary review in central–southern Italian soils

M Thiombane, A Petrik, M Di Bonito, S Albanese… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018‏ - Springer
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are synthetic chemicals commonly used in agricultural
activities to kill pests and are persistent organic pollutants (POPs). They can be detected in …

Passive air sampling of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PAEs, DEHA, and PAHs from informal electronic waste recycling and allied sectors in Indian megacities

P Chakraborty, H Gadhavi, B Prithiviraj… - … science & technology, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Xenobiotic chemical emissions from the informal electronic waste recycling (EW) sector are
emerging problem for develo** countries, with scale and impacts that are yet to be …

Outdoor passive air monitoring of semi volatile organic compounds (SVOCs): a critical evaluation of performance and limitations of polyurethane foam (PUF) disks

P Bohlin, O Audy, L Škrdlíková, P Kukučka… - … Science: Processes & …, 2014‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The most commonly used passive air sampler (PAS)(ie polyurethane foam (PUF) disk) is
cheap, versatile, and capable of accumulating compounds present both in gas and particle …

The status of organochlorine pesticide contamination in the soils of the Campanian Plain, southern Italy, and correlations with soil properties and cancer risk

C Qu, S Albanese, W Chen, A Lima, AL Doherty… - Environmental …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The distribution, inventory, and potential risk of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), including
Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), and their …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere of rural, urban and industrial areas of …

K Pozo, T Harner, A Rudolph, G Oyola… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Passive air samplers (PAS) consisting of polyurethane foam (PUF) disks were used to
assess air concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic …

Residues of hexachlorobenzene and chlorinated cyclodiene pesticides in the soils of the Campanian Plain, southern Italy

C Qu, S Albanese, A Lima, J Li, AL Doherty, S Qi… - Environmental …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
A systematic grid sampling method and geostatistics were employed to investigate the
spatial distribution, inventory, and potential ecological and human health risks of the …

Assessing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) using passive air sampling in the atmosphere of one of the most wood-smoke-polluted cities in Chile: The case …

K Pozo, VH Estellano, T Harner, L Diaz-Robles… - Chemosphere, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This study addresses human health concerns in the city of Temuco that are attributed to
wood smoke and related pollutants associated with wood burning activities that are …

Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using passive air samplers in Seoul, South Korea: Spatial distribution, seasonal variation, and source identification

PQ Thang, SJ Kim, SJ Lee, CH Kim, HJ Lim… - Atmospheric …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is one of the largest megacities in northeast Asia. Previous
studies have monitored atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Seoul, but …

[HTML][HTML] Zooplankton as an indicator of the status of contamination of the Mediterranean Sea and temporal trends

G Boldrocchi, B Villa, D Monticelli, D Spanu… - Marine Pollution …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Zooplankton has been intensively used as bioindicators of water pollution at global level,
however, only few comprehensive studies have been conducted from the Mediterranean …