Assessment of seasonal variations in persistent organic
pollutants across the region of Tuscany using passive air
samplers

J 2017

Assessment of seasonal variations in persistent organic pollutants across the region of Tuscany using passive air samplers

ESTELLANO SCHULZE, Victor Hugo, Karla Andrea POZO, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Ondřej AUDY et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Assessment of seasonal variations in persistent organic pollutants across the region of Tuscany using passive air samplers

Authors

ESTELLANO SCHULZE, Victor Hugo (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Karla Andrea POZO (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Ondřej AUDY (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Silvano FOCARDI (380 Italy)

Edition

Environmental Pollution, OXFORD, ENGLAND, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, 0269-7491

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.358

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100023

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.092

UT WoS

000395360900069

Keywords in English

POPs; PAS-PUF; Seasonal variability; Urban and rural sites; Tuscany

Abstract

V originále

Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were measured for an entire year in the region of Tuscany, Italy. Passive air samplers consisting of polyurethane foam (PUF) disks were deployed over four sampling periods of 3-5 months from April 2008 to July 2009 in urban (n = 6) and rural (n = 4) sites. The aim of the study was to characterize the spatial and seasonal variations in selected POPs. The POP concentrations (pg m(-3)) in the air were dominated by dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and metabolites (DDTs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (Sigma(7)PCBs). DDTs, and Sigma(7)PCBs showed a clear decreasing urban > rural gradient. The concentrations of DDTs and PCBs were up to 10 and 6 times higher, respectively, in urban sites than in rural sites. Sigma(7)PCBs showed a significant correlation with the urbanized areas located <5 km around the sampling sites. For hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), alpha-HCH concentrations were similar at both sampling sites and were found to be quite uniform during the four sampling periods. Seasonal fluctuations were observed for DDTs, and Sigma(7)PCBs, with the highest concentrations observed during period 4 (summer spring); this is most likely due to a temperature-driven re-emission from local sources. These findings were also supported by an air back trajectory analysis in the study area. This study contributes new information about POP levels in the Italian atmosphere and demonstrates the feasibility of using PUF disks to simultaneously assess seasonal concentrations at different sampling sites.

Links

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

ESTELLANO SCHULZE, Victor Hugo, Karla Andrea POZO, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Ondřej AUDY and Silvano FOCARDI. Assessment of seasonal variations in persistent organic pollutants across the region of Tuscany using passive air samplers. Environmental Pollution. OXFORD, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, vol. 222, March, p. 609-616. ISSN 0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.092.

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ESTELLANO SCHULZE, Victor Hugo, Karla Andrea POZO, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Ondřej AUDY and Silvano FOCARDI. Assessment of seasonal variations in persistent organic pollutants across the region of Tuscany using passive air samplers. \textit{Environmental Pollution}. OXFORD, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, vol.~222, March, p.~609-616. ISSN~0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.092.

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