A field comparison of ethylene vinyl acetate and low-density polyethylene thin films for equilibrium phase passive air sampling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 5778-5787

  Kennedy, Karen E ^a   Hawker, Darryl W ^b   Müller, Jochen F ^a   Bartkow, Michael E ^a   Truss, Rowan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl acetate; Low density polyethylene; Passive air sampling; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MASS TRANSFER; THIN FILMS;

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLING;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; CHRYSENE; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; FLUORANTHENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYETHYLENE; PYRENE;

AIR SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHYLENE; MASS TRANSFER; PAH; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLYMER; SAMPLER;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA KOA;

EID: 34547131592     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.02.033     Document Type: Article

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