Using PUF disk passive samplers to simultaneously measure air concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) across the Tuscany Region, Italy

Estellano, V.H.; Pozo, Karla; Harner, Tom; Corsolini, Simonetta; Focardi, Silvano

doi:10.5094/apr.2012.008

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“…Because of the high cost of analytical procedures, most results in the literature have been obtained during relatively short monitoring studies (Pozo et al, 2006;Zhang et al, 2008;Lammel et al, 2009;Estellano et al, 2012). Hence, the longterm monitoring concept of the present study enabled us to evaluate temporal trends of POP air concentrations.…”

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“…may be due to the close vicinity to source regions (Li et al, 2006). In Tuscany, Italy, median air concentrations of endosulfan I were about 60, 30, and 70 pg m -3 for several urban, rural, and agricultural sites, respectively (Estellano et al, 2012). In the Serra dos Orgãos National Park, Brazil, concentrations of endosulfans I and II ranged from 50 to 5,600 pg m -3 (Meire et al, 2012); Brazil remains one of the three biggest users of endosulfan worldwide (Li and Macdonald, 2005).…”

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Ambient Air Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides at Three High Alpine Monitoring Stations: Trends and Dependencies on Geographical Origin

Kirchner

Jakobi

Körner

et al. 2016

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Many persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), which are emitted into air, occur ubiquitously in different environmental compartments worldwide. OCPs are measurable in conspicuous concentrations in the air not only near emission regions but also in background areas, as in the Alps. In the present study, we analyzed OCPs in air samples between 2005 and 2013 at three high Alpine stations (Weißfluhjoch, Switzerland: 2663 m a.s.l.; Sonnblick, Austria: 3106 m a.s.l.; and Schneefernerhaus, Germany: 2650 m a.s.l.). The air concentrations of OCPs at these stations were lower than those in source regions but higher than those in the Arctic region. Concentration differences between sites were found to be relatively small. To distinguish the influences from different European source regions, four filters of lowvolume active air samplers were operated alternately according to a trajectory prediction method. Air masses from the northeast (i.e., Bavaria and Eastern Central Europe) and the south (i.e., Mediterranean countries) were characterized by higher concentrations of OCPs (e.g., pentachlorobenzene and hexachlorobenzene) compared with those arriving from the Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, we evaluated the temporal trend of the single compounds; only a few compounds such as endosulfan exhibited a clear decreasing trend.

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Section: Mean Concentrations and Seasonality Comparison To Worldwidementioning

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Ambient Air Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides at Three High Alpine Monitoring Stations: Trends and Dependencies on Geographical Origin

Kirchner

Jakobi

Körner

et al. 2016

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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“…Details about the sampling procedure are reported in Pozo et al (2012); Estellano et al (2012Estellano et al ( , 2014.…”

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Assessing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) using passive air sampling in the atmosphere of one of the most wood-smoke-polluted cities in Chile: The case study of Temuco

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“…Some monitoring campaigns were developed with passive samplers [21,29]. Other monitored atmospheric concentrations reported in the literature [22,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] are not sufficiently homogeneous and comparable to support any assessment of spatial distributions.…”

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“…Due to its high volatility and atmospheric persistence, γ-HCH is likely to undergo long-range atmospheric transport. This chemical was selected as a case study because of the availability of relatively detailed global usage estimates [14][15][16], as well as extensive and long-term environmental monitoring data in different media and, specifically, in the atmosphere [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Finally, the restriction of γ-HCH in Europe since the mid-1990s [32] has affected both the modes of release into the environment and the total amounts emitted.…”

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Use of a Simple GIS-Based Model in Mapping the Atmospheric Concentration of γ-HCH in Europe

Vizcaino¹,

Pistocchi²

2014

Atmosphere

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Abstract:The state-of-the-art of atmospheric contaminant transport modeling provides accurate estimation of chemical concentrations. However, existing complex models, sophisticated in terms of process description and potentially highly accurate, may entail expensive setups and require very detailed input data. In contexts where detailed predictions are not needed (e.g., for regulatory risk assessment or life cycle impact assessment of chemicals), simple models allowing quick evaluation of contaminants may be preferable. The goal of this paper is to illustrate and critically discuss the use of a simple equation proposed by Pistocchi and Galmarini (2010), which can be implemented through basic GIS functions, to predict atmospheric concentrations of lindane (γ-HCH) in Europe from both local and remote sources. Concentrations were computed for 1995 and 2005 assuming different modes of use of lindane and consequently different spatial patterns of emissions. Results were compared with those from the well-established MSCE-POP model (2005) developed within EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme), and with available monitoring data, showing acceptable correspondence in terms of the orders of magnitude and spatial distribution of concentrations, especially when the background effect of emissions from extracontinental sources, estimated using the same equation, is added to European emissions.

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Using PUF disk passive samplers to simultaneously measure air concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) across the Tuscany Region, Italy

Cited by 61 publications

References 31 publications

Ambient Air Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides at Three High Alpine Monitoring Stations: Trends and Dependencies on Geographical Origin

Ambient Air Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides at Three High Alpine Monitoring Stations: Trends and Dependencies on Geographical Origin

Assessing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) using passive air sampling in the atmosphere of one of the most wood-smoke-polluted cities in Chile: The case study of Temuco

Use of a Simple GIS-Based Model in Mapping the Atmospheric Concentration of γ-HCH in Europe

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