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@article{1371883,
author = {Pozo, Karla Andrea and Palmeri, Margherita and Palmeri, Valeria and Estellano, Victor H. and Mulder, Marie Daniëlle and Efstathiou, Christos and Sara, Gian Luca and Romeo, Teresa and Lammel, Gerhard and Focardi, Silvano},
article_location = {Landsberg, Germany},
article_number = {20},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7131-1},
keywords = {POPs; Passive samplers; PUF disks; The Island of Sicily; Air back trajectories; Mediterranean},
language = {eng},
issn = {0944-1344},
journal = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
title = {Assessing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Sicily Island atmosphere, Mediterranean, using PUF disk passive air samplers},
url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-016-7131-1},
volume = {23},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1371883
AU - Pozo, Karla Andrea - Palmeri, Margherita - Palmeri, Valeria - Estellano, Victor H. - Mulder, Marie Daniëlle - Efstathiou, Christos - Sara, Gian Luca - Romeo, Teresa - Lammel, Gerhard - Focardi, Silvano
PY - 2016
TI - Assessing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Sicily Island atmosphere, Mediterranean, using PUF disk passive air samplers
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
VL - 23
IS - 20
SP - 20796-20804
EP - 20796-20804
PB - Ecomed
SN - 09441344
KW - POPs
KW - Passive samplers
KW - PUF disks
KW - The Island of Sicily
KW - Air back trajectories
KW - Mediterranean
UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-016-7131-1
L2 - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-016-7131-1
N2 - In this study, PUF disk passive air samplers were deployed at eight sites, during two sampling periods, on the Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean basin. Samples were screened for a number of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (n = 28 congeners), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) (n = 16 compounds), and polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs n = 28) using GC-MS. PCB concentrations in air ranged similar to 10-300 pg m(-3). The PCB pattern was dominated by lower to middle molecular weight PCBs (Cl3-5) and PCB-28 and PCB-52 were the most abundant congeners. alpha- and gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) concentrations in air were relatively high similar to 420 +/- 320 (50-1000) and 460 +/- 340 (30-1000) pg m(-3), respectively, with an average alpha/gamma ratio of 1 +/- 0.5, indicating a tendency of higher use of lindane than of technical HCH. Among DDTs, only p,p'-DDT 90 +/- 15 (similar to 10-800) and p,p'-DDE 60 +/- 60 (20-400) were frequently detected. DDT/DDE = 0.4-3.0 (1.0 +/- 0.7 for both periods) suggesting past and fresh inputs of DDT at the sampling sites. alpha-Endosulfan, recently included in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention, fluctuated between 120 +/- 50 (50-1000) pg m(-3). In contrast, PBDE levels were very low (0.2-2 pg m(-3)). Back trajectories of advection suggest that POP levels are mainly related to local sources (primary or secondary) from Sicily (50-70 % contribution of air masses), Southern Italy, and Sardinia (20 %). This study provides new information for POP levels in the atmosphere of the Mediterranean region.
ER -
POZO, Karla Andrea, Margherita PALMERI, Valeria PALMERI, Victor H. ESTELLANO, Marie Dani$\backslash$''elle MULDER, Christos EFSTATHIOU, Gian Luca SARA, Teresa ROMEO, Gerhard LAMMEL and Silvano FOCARDI. Assessing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Sicily Island atmosphere, Mediterranean, using PUF disk passive air samplers. \textit{Environmental Science and Pollution Research}. Landsberg, Germany: Ecomed, 2016, vol.~23, No~20, p.~20796-20804. ISSN~0944-1344. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7131-1.
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