Operational discharges of produced water and drill cuttings from offshore oil and gas
platforms are a continuous source of contaminants to continental shelf ecosystems. This …

The implementation of strict environmental quality standards for polar organic priority
pollutants poses a challenge for monitoring programs. The polar organic chemical …

We reviewed compliance monitoring requirements in the European Union, the United
States, and the Oslo-Paris Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the …

The polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) was relatively recently developed to
trap hydrophilic organic micropollutants in aquatic environments. The aim of this article is to …

The passive polar organic chemical integrative sampler in the pharmaceutical configuration
(ie, pharmaceutical‐POCIS) was calibrated for sampling at water temperatures of 5, 15 and …

Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons containing more than 17000 compounds [1].
Among the constituents of crude oil there is a group of substances called polycyclic aromatic …

Intensive land development as a result of the rapidly growing tourism industry in the “Riviera
Maya” region of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico may result in contamination of groundwater …

This paper deals with the detection and quantification of APIs and other priority substances
in the Arade River estuary (Portugal) providing the usefulness of Polar Organic Compound …

Passive techniques are a constantly evolving method of monitoring water pollution, allowing
the simultaneous sampling and concentration of selected chemical compounds. The most …

Passive sampling technology has been develo** very quickly for the past 20 years, and is
widely used for monitoring pollutants in different environments, for example air, water, and …