Sampling artifacts in active air sampling of semivolatile
organic contaminants: Comparing theoretical and measured
artifacts and evaluating implications for monitoring networks

J 2016

Sampling artifacts in active air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants: Comparing theoretical and measured artifacts and evaluating implications for monitoring networks

MELYMUK, Lisa Emily, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO, Roman PROKEŠ, Petr KUKUČKA, Jana KLÁNOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Sampling artifacts in active air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants: Comparing theoretical and measured artifacts and evaluating implications for monitoring networks

Authors

MELYMUK, Lisa Emily (124 Canada, belonging to the institution), Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO (752 Sweden), Roman PROKEŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr KUKUČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Environmental Pollution, OXFORD, OXON, ENGLAND, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2016, 0269-7491

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.099

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00093308

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.015

UT WoS

000383825100013

Keywords in English

Air sampling; Semivolatile organic contaminants; Breakthrough; Persistent organic pollutants; Sampling artifacts

Abstract

V originále

The effects of sampling artifacts are often not fully considered in the design of air monitoring with active air samplers. Semivolatile organic contaminants (SVOCs) are particularly vulnerable to a range, of sampling artifacts because of their wide range of gas-particle partitioning and degradation rates, and these can lead to erroneous measurements of air concentrations and a lack of comparability between sites with different environmental and sampling conditions. This study used specially adapted filter-sorbent sampling trains in three types of active air samplers to investigate breakthrough of SVOCs, and the possibility of other sampling artifacts. Breakthrough volumes were experimentally determined for a range of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sampling volumes from 300 to 10,000 m(3), and sampling durations of 1-7 days. In parallel, breakthrough was estimated based on theoretical sorbent-vapor pressure relationships. The comparison of measured and theoretical determinations of breakthrough demonstrated good agreement between experimental and estimated breakthrough volumes, and showed that theoretical breakthrough estimates should be used when developing air monitoring protocols. Significant breakthrough in active air samplers occurred for compounds with vapor pressure >0.5 Pa at volumes <700 m(3). Sample volumes between 700 and 10,000 m(3) may lead to breakthrough for compounds with vapor pressures between 0.005 and 0.5 Pa. Breakthrough is largely driven by sample volume and compound volatility (therefore indirectly by temperature) and is independent of sampler type. The presence of significant breakthrough at "typical" sampling conditions is relevant for air monitoring networks, and may lead to under-reporting of more volatile SVOCs.

Links

EE2.3.30.0037, research and development project

Name: Zaměstnáním nejlepších mladých vědců k rozvoji mezinárodní spolupráce

EHP-CZ02-OV-1-029-2015, interní kód MU

Name: DA VINCI – Zlepšení vizualizace, interpretace a srovnatelnosti dat o organických polutantech v dlouhodobých monitorovacích sítích

Investor: Ministry of the Environment of the CR

LM2011028, research and development project

Name: RECETOX ? Národní infrastruktura pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

LO1214, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

MELYMUK, Lisa Emily, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO, Roman PROKEŠ, Petr KUKUČKA and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Sampling artifacts in active air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants: Comparing theoretical and measured artifacts and evaluating implications for monitoring networks. Environmental Pollution. OXFORD, OXON, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2016, vol. 217, OCTOBER, p. 97-106. ISSN 0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.015.

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N2  - The effects of sampling artifacts are often not fully considered in the design of air monitoring with active air samplers. Semivolatile organic contaminants (SVOCs) are particularly vulnerable to a range, of sampling artifacts because of their wide range of gas-particle partitioning and degradation rates, and these can lead to erroneous measurements of air concentrations and a lack of comparability between sites with different environmental and sampling conditions. This study used specially adapted filter-sorbent sampling trains in three types of active air samplers to investigate breakthrough of SVOCs, and the possibility of other sampling artifacts. Breakthrough volumes were experimentally determined for a range of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sampling volumes from 300 to 10,000 m(3), and sampling durations of 1-7 days. In parallel, breakthrough was estimated based on theoretical sorbent-vapor pressure relationships. The comparison of measured and theoretical determinations of breakthrough demonstrated good agreement between experimental and estimated breakthrough volumes, and showed that theoretical breakthrough estimates should be used when developing air monitoring protocols. Significant breakthrough in active air samplers occurred for compounds with vapor pressure >0.5 Pa at volumes <700 m(3). Sample volumes between 700 and 10,000 m(3) may lead to breakthrough for compounds with vapor pressures between 0.005 and 0.5 Pa. Breakthrough is largely driven by sample volume and compound volatility (therefore indirectly by temperature) and is independent of sampler type. The presence of significant breakthrough at "typical" sampling conditions is relevant for air monitoring networks, and may lead to under-reporting of more volatile SVOCs.
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MELYMUK, Lisa Emily, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO, Roman PROKEŠ, Petr KUKUČKA and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Sampling artifacts in active air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants: Comparing theoretical and measured artifacts and evaluating implications for monitoring networks. \textit{Environmental Pollution}. OXFORD, OXON, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2016, vol.~217, OCTOBER, p.~97-106. ISSN~0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.015.

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