Using long-term air monitoring of semi-volatile organic
compounds to evaluate the uncertainty in polyurethane-disk
passive sampler-derived air concentrations

J 2017

Using long-term air monitoring of semi-volatile organic compounds to evaluate the uncertainty in polyurethane-disk passive sampler-derived air concentrations

HOLT, Eva Mary Suzanne, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO, Jana BORŮVKOVÁ, Tom HARNER, Jiří KALINA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Using long-term air monitoring of semi-volatile organic compounds to evaluate the uncertainty in polyurethane-disk passive sampler-derived air concentrations

Authors

HOLT, Eva Mary Suzanne (36 Australia, belonging to the institution), Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO (752 Sweden), Jana BORŮVKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tom HARNER (124 Canada), Jiří KALINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lisa Emily MELYMUK (124 Canada, belonging to the institution) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Environmental Pollution, OXFORD, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, 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

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.358

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00096246

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.030

UT WoS

000390732300038

Keywords in English

Passive sampling; Air monitoring; Data interpretation; Data comparability; Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs)

Abstract

V originále

Much effort has been made to standardise sampling procedures, laboratory analysis, data analysis, etc. for semi volatile organic contaminants (SVOCs). Yet there are some unresolved issues in regards to comparing measurements from one of the most commonly used passive samplers (PAS), the polyurethane foam (PUF) disk PAS (PUF-PAS), between monitoring networks or different studies. One such issue is that there is no universal means to derive a sampling rate (R-s) or to calculate air concentrations (Cab(air)) from PUF-PAS measurements for SVOCs. C-air was calculated from PUF-PAS measurements from a long-term monitoring program at a site in central Europe applying current understanding of passive sampling theory coupled with a consideration for the sampling of particle associated compounds. Cair were assessed against concurrent active air sampler (AAS) measurements. Use of "site-based/sampler-specific" variables: R-s, calculated using a site calibration, provided similar results for most gas-phase SVOCs to air concentrations derived using "default" values (commonly accepted R-s). Individual monthly PUF-PAS-derived air concentrations for the majority of the target compounds were significantly different (Wilcoxon signed-rank (WSR) test; p < 0.05) to AAS regardless of the input values (site/sampler based or default) used to calculate them. However, annual average PUF-PAS-derived air concentrations were within the same order of magnitude as AAS measurements except for the particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Underestimation of PUF-derived air concentrations for particle-phase PAHs was attributed to a potential overestimation of the particle infiltration into the PUF-PAS chamber and underestimation of the particle bound fraction of PAHs.

Links

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

LM2015037, research and development project

Name: ACTRIS – účast České republiky (Acronym: ACTRIS-CZ)

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

LM2015051, research and development project

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

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

HOLT, Eva Mary Suzanne, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO, Jana BORŮVKOVÁ, Tom HARNER, Jiří KALINA, Lisa Emily MELYMUK and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Using long-term air monitoring of semi-volatile organic compounds to evaluate the uncertainty in polyurethane-disk passive sampler-derived air concentrations. Environmental Pollution. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, vol. 220, January, p. 1100-1111. ISSN 0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.030.

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HOLT, Eva Mary Suzanne, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO, Jana BORŮVKOVÁ, Tom HARNER, Jiří KALINA, Lisa Emily MELYMUK and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Using long-term air monitoring of semi-volatile organic compounds to evaluate the uncertainty in polyurethane-disk passive sampler-derived air concentrations. \textit{Environmental Pollution}. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, vol.~220, January, p.~1100-1111. ISSN~0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.030.

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