J 2009

Can pine needles indicate trends in the air pollution levels at remote sites?

KLÁNOVÁ, Jana, Pavel ČUPR, Daniela BARÁKOVÁ, Zdeněk ŠEDA, Petr ANDĚL et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Can pine needles indicate trends in the air pollution levels at remote sites?

Name in Czech

Mohou jehlice indikovat trendy atmosferického znečištění na vzdálených místech?

Name (in English)

Can pine needles indicate trends in the air pollution levels at remote sites?

Authors

KLÁNOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Pavel ČUPR (203 Czech Republic), Daniela BARÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Zdeněk ŠEDA (203 Czech Republic), Petr ANDĚL (203 Czech Republic) and Ivan HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Environmental Pollution, Elsevier, 2009, 0269-7491

Other information

Language

Czech

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.426

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/09:00036434

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000272334500010

Keywords (in Czech)

jehlice borovice; pasivní vzorkování; monitoring; časové trendy; POPs

Keywords in English

Pine needle; Passive air sampling; Monitoring; Temporal trends; POPs
Změněno: 5/11/2009 11:08, Mgr. Daniela Baráková, Ph.D.

Abstract

ORIG EN

V originále

Data from ten years of integrated monitoring were used here to evaluate whether pine needles are a feasible tool for an assessment of long-term trends of the atmospheric contamination. Pine needles collected once a year were compared to high volume air samples collected for 24 h, every 7 days, and passive air samples integrated over 28-day periods. Results showed the same concentration patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) captured in needles and high volume samples. Passive air samplers were less efficient in sampling the particle-bound compounds. The most important finding is that in the long term a needle monitoring gives very similar information on temporal trends of the atmospheric pollution as does a high volume air monitoring. Pine needle monitoring is a feasible tool for an assessment of temporal trends in the atmospheric contamination.

In English

Data from ten years of integrated monitoring were used here to evaluate whether pine needles are a feasible tool for an assessment of long-term trends of the atmospheric contamination. Pine needles collected once a year were compared to high volume air samples collected for 24 h, every 7 days, and passive air samples integrated over 28-day periods. Results showed the same concentration patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) captured in needles and high volume samples. Passive air samplers were less efficient in sampling the particle-bound compounds. The most important finding is that in the long term a needle monitoring gives very similar information on temporal trends of the atmospheric pollution as does a high volume air monitoring. Pine needle monitoring is a feasible tool for an assessment of temporal trends in the atmospheric contamination.

Links

MSM0021622412, plan (intention)
Name: Interakce mezi chemickými látkami, prostředím a biologickými systémy a jejich důsledky na globální, regionální a lokální úrovni (INCHEMBIOL) (Acronym: INCHEMBIOL)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)
SP/1A3/29/07, research and development project
Name: Komplexní charakterizace prachových frakci ve volném ovzduší (AirToxPM) (Acronym: AirToxPM)
Investor: Ministry of the Environment of the CR, Complex characterisation of the particulate fractions in ambient air