POZO, Karla Andrea, German OYOLA, Victor H. ESTELLANO, Tom HARNER, Anny RUDOLPH, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Petr KUKUČKA, Ondřej AUDY, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, America METZDORFF and Silvano FOCARDI. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere of three Chilean cities using passive air samplers. Science of the Total Environment. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, vol. 586, May, p. 107-114. ISSN 0048-9697. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.054. 2017.
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Original name Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere of three Chilean cities using passive air samplers
Authors POZO, Karla Andrea (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), German OYOLA (152 Chile), Victor H. ESTELLANO (380 Italy), Tom HARNER (124 Canada), Anny RUDOLPH (152 Chile), Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr KUKUČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej AUDY (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), America METZDORFF (152 Chile) and Silvano FOCARDI (380 Italy).
Edition Science of the Total Environment, AMSTERDAM, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, 0048-9697.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.610
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100017
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.054
UT WoS 000398758800011
Keywords in English Urban atmosphere; POPs; PBDEs; PAS-PUF
Tags NZ, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Nicole Zrilić, učo 240776. Changed: 10/4/2018 15:03.
Abstract
In this study passive air samplers containing polyurethane foam (PUF) disks were deployed in three cities across Chile; Santiago (STG) (n = 5, sampling sites), Concepcion (CON) (n = 6) and Temuco (TEM) (n = 6) from 2008 to 2009. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (7 indicator congeners), chlorinated pesticides hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethanes (DDTs) and flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined by gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A sampling rate (R) typical of urban sites (4 m(3)/day) was used to estimate the atmospheric concentrations of individual compounds. PCB concentrations in the air (pg/m(3)) ranged from similar to 1-10 (TEM), similar to 1-40 (STG) and 4-30 (CON). Higher molecular weight PCBs (PCB-153, 180) were detected at industrial sites (in Concepcion). The HCHs showed a prevalence of gamma-HCH across all sites, indicative of inputs from the use of liridane but a limited use of technical HCHs in Chile. DDTs were detected with a prevalence of p,p'-DDE accounting for similar to 50% of the total DDTs. PBDE concentrations in air (pg/m3) ranged from 1 to 55 (STG), 0.5 to 20 (CON) and from 0.4 to 10 (TEM), and were generally similar to those reported for many other urban areas globally. The pattern of PBDEs was different among the three cities; however, PBDE-209 was dominant at most of the sites. These results represent one of the few assessments of air concentrations of POPs across different urban areas within the same country. These data will support Chilean commitments as a signatory to the Stockholm Convention on POPs and for reporting as a member country of the Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) region.
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LM2015051, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
LO1214, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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