High-volume sampling of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using glass fibre filters and polyurethane foam

Thrane, K.E.; Mikalsen, A.

doi:10.1016/0004-6981(81)90090-1

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“…For sampling, a combination of glass fiber filter and two polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs (25 kg/m 3 , 11×5 cm) was used (e.g. Thrane and Mikalsen, 1981). The glass fiber filter was cleaned by heating to 450 • for 8 h. The PUFs were pre-extracted with acetone and toluene for 8 h using Soxhlet extraction and then dried under vacuum.…”

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Record high peaks in PCB concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere due to long-range transport of biomass burning emissions

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Abstract. Soils and forests in the boreal region of the Northern Hemisphere are recognised as having a large capacity for storing air-borne Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), such as the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Following reductions of primary emissions of various legacy POPs, there is an increasing interest and debate about the relative importance of secondary re-emissions on the atmospheric levels of POPs. In spring of 2006, biomass burning emissions from agricultural fires in Eastern Europe were transported to the Zeppelin station on Svalbard, where record-high levels of many air pollutants were recorded (Stohl et al., 2007). Here we report on the extremely high concentrations of PCBs that were also measured during this period. 21 out of 32 PCB congeners were enhanced by more than two standard deviations above the long-term mean concentrations. In July 2004, about 5.8 million hectare of boreal forest burned in North America, emitting a pollution plume which reached the Zeppelin station after a travel time of 3-4 weeks (Stohl et al., 2006). Again, 12 PCB congeners were elevated above the long-term mean by more than two standard deviations, with the less chlorinated congeners being most strongly affected. We propose that these abnormally high concentrations were caused by biomass burning emissions. Based on enhancement ratios with carbon monoxide and known emissions factors for this species, we estimate that 130 and 66 µg PCBs were released per kilogram dry matter burned, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first study relating atmospheric PCB enhancements with biomass burning. The strong effects on observed concentrations far away from the sources, suggest that biomass burning is an important source of PCBs for the atmosphere.

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Record high peaks in PCB concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere due to long-range transport of biomass burning emissions

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“…As a consequence, PAHs from vehicles are determined in the urban environment as "particle associated" and "semivolatile" (Bidleman 1988;Pankow 1987;Thrane and Mikaelsen 1981), and both PAHs associated with particles and those occurring in the gaseous phase must be considered when marker compounds are chosen. Two extremes are phenanthrene, which is present to approximately 95% in the gaseous phase, and coronene, which is almost completely present in the particle phase.…”

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Cancer Risk Assessment, Indicators, and Guidelines for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Ambient Air

Boström¹,

Gerde²,

Hanberg³

et al. 2002

Environ Health Perspect

873

459

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“…clear aromatic hydrocarbons have produced widely varying results (Cautreels and Van Cauwenberghe, 1978;Thrane and Mikalsen, 1981;Dash and Guldberg, 1983;Schuetzle, 1983), owing at least partly to substantial differences in the temperature and vapor pressure history of the source samples taken during different studies. The temperature dependence of the ratio between vapor phase and particulate organics is pronounced even for moderate changes in temperature (Yamasaki et al, 1982).…”

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A Dilution Stack Sampler for Collection of Organic Aerosol Emissions: Design, Characterization and Field Tests

Hildemann

Cass

Markowski

1989

Aerosol Science and Technology

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A dilution stack sampler specifically intended to collect particulate matter. The special features of this sampler fine organic aerosol from combustion sources while miniare described in detail, and compared with other stack mizing sample contamination has been designed and sampling systems. The results of both laboratory and tested. The sampler simulates the cooling and dilution field tests of the system are discussed. Collection of processes that occur in the plume downwind of a comorganic aerosol using this sampler is compared with bustion source, so that the organic compounds which collection using EPA Method 5. condense under ambient conditions will be collected as

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High-volume sampling of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using glass fibre filters and polyurethane foam

Cited by 112 publications

References 18 publications

Record high peaks in PCB concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere due to long-range transport of biomass burning emissions

Record high peaks in PCB concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere due to long-range transport of biomass burning emissions

Cancer Risk Assessment, Indicators, and Guidelines for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Ambient Air

A Dilution Stack Sampler for Collection of Organic Aerosol Emissions: Design, Characterization and Field Tests

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