Impact of inclement weather on the characteristics of volatile organic compounds in ambient air at the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 399, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Nian, Hung Chi ^a   Liu, Hsin Wang ^a   Wu, Ben Zen ^a   Chang, Chih Chung ^b   Chiu, Kong Hwa ^c   Lo, Jiunn Guang ^d  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High tech industrial park; In situ monitoring; Typhoon; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STORMS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIAL PARKS; IN SITU MONITORING; LAB-DESIGNED SAMPLING SYSTEMS;

WEATHER MODIFICATION;

ACETONE; BENZENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETONE; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; TOLUENE; TYPHOON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HURRICANE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

ACETONE; AIR; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL DISASTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TAIWAN; TOLUENE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WEATHER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HSINCHU; TAIWAN;

EID: 44649147684     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.01.060     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Batterman S.A., Peng C.Y., and Braun J. Levels and composition of volatile organic compounds on commuting routes in Detroit, Michigan. Atmos Environ 36 (2002) 6015-6030
2. Carlson D.L., and Hites R.A. Temperature dependence of atmospheric PCB concentrations. Environ Sci Tech 39 (2005) 740-747
3. Chang C.C., Lo J.G., Tsai C.H., and Wang J.L. Concentration variability of halocarbons over an electronics industrial park and its implication in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. Environ Sci Tech 35 (2001) 3273-3279
4. Christensen C.S., Skov H., Nielsen T., and Lohse C. Temporal variation of carbonyl compound concentrations at a semi-rural site in Denmark. Atmos Environ 34 (2000) 287-296
5. CWB (Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan), Survey of accumulated rainfall in Hsinchu areas in September 2001.
6. de Pollok F.S., Aneja V.P., Hughes T.J., and Claxton L.D. Chemical and mutagenic analysis of volatile organic compounds in Raleigh air samples at three different elevations before, during, and after hurricane Gordon. Chemosphere 4 (1997) 879-893
7. Dewulf J., and Langenhove H.V. Anthropogenic volatile organic compounds in ambient air and nature waters: a review on recent developments of analytical methodology, performance and interpretation of field measurements. J of Chromatogr (A) 843 (1999) 163-177
8. Doskey P.V., and Bialk H.M. Automated sampler for the measurement of non-methane organic compounds. Environ Sci Tech 35 (2001) 591-594
9. EPA of Taiwan (Environment Protection Agency, Taiwan, ROC). Air pollution control and emission standard for semi-conductor industries (July, 1990)
10. E PA (US Environmental Protection Agency). Compendium method TO-14A-the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ambient air using specially prepared canisters with subsequent analysis by gas chromatography (1999)
11. EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency). Compendium method TO-15-the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air collected in specially prepared canisters and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) (1999)
12. Fernandez-Martinez G., Lopez-Mahia P., Muniategui-Lorenzo S., Prada-Rodriguez D., and Fernabdez-Fernandez E. Measurement of volatile organic compounds in urban air of La Coruna, Spain. Water Air Soil Pollut 129 (2001) 297-306
13. Hafner W.D., and Hites R.A. Effects of wind and air trajectory directions on atmospheric concentrations of persistent organic pollutants near the great lakes. Environ Sci Tech 39 (2005) 7817-7825
14. Hellén H., Hakola H., Laurila T., Hiltunen V., and Koskentalo T. Aromatic hydrocarbon and methyl tert-butyl ether measurements in ambient air of Helsinki (Finland) using diffusive samplers. Sci Total Environ 298 (2002) 55-64
15. Isaksen I.S.A. In: Rowland R. (Ed). The changing atmosphere (1988), Wiley Inter-science, New York 141-170
16. Lai T.I., Shih F.Y., Chiang W.C., Shen S.T., and Chen W.J. Strategies of disaster response in the health care system for tropical cyclones: experience following typhoon Nari in Taipei city. Acad Emerg Med 10 (2003) 1109-1112
17. Leach J., Blanch A., and Bianchi A.C. Volatile organic compounds in an urban airborne environment adjacent to a municipal incinerator, waste collection centre and sewage treatment plant. Atmos Environ 33 (1999) 4309-4325
18. Lo J.G., and Chang C.C. Characteristic analysis of ozone precursor of Taipei and Kaohsiung City. Proceeding of the first conference on VOCs emission and control technology in Kaohsiung city (September 20, 2000) 31-38
19. Lo J.G., Lin Y.C., and Lo S.C. Investigating ozone precursor in relation to pollution source of petroleum plants in Kaohsiung area. Proceeding of the second conference on VOCs emission and control technology in Kaohsiung City (October 18, 2001) 1-7
20. Mallin M.A., Posey M.H., Shank G.C., McIver M.R., Ensign S.H., and Alphin T.D. 1999, Hurricane effects on water quality and benthos in the Cape Fear Watershed: natural and anthropogenic impacts. Ecol Appl 9 (1999) 350-362
21. Mallin M.A., Posey M.H., McIver M.R., Parsons D.C., Ensign S.H., and Alphin T.D. Impacts and recovery from multiple hurricanes in a Piedmont-coastal plain river system. Bioscience 52 (2002) 999-1010
22. Mohamed M.F., Kang D.W., and Aneja V.P. Volatile organic compounds in some urban locations in United States. Chemosphere 47 (2002) 863-882
23. Pardue J.H., Moe W.M., McInnis D., Thibodeaux L.J., Valsaraj K.T., Maciasz E., Van Heerden I., Korevec N., and Yuan Q.Z. Chemical and microbiological parameters in New Orleans floodwater following Hurricane Katrina. Environ Sci Technol 39 (2005) 8591-8599
24. Parra M.A., Gonzalez L., Elustondo D., Garrigo R., and Santamaria J.M. Spatial and temporal trends of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in rural area of northern Spain. Sci Total Environ 370 (2006) 157-167
25. Possanzini M., Palo V.D., Petricca M., Fratarcangeli R., and Brocco D. Measurements of lower carbonyls in Rome ambient air. Atmos Environ 30 22 (1996) 3757-3764
26. Ryan J.V., Lemieux P.M., and Preston W.T. Near-real-time measurement of trace volatile organic compounds from combustion processes using an on-line gas chromatography. Waste Management 18 (1998) 403-410
27. Suschka J., Mrowiec B., and Kuszmider G. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) at some sewage treatment plants in Poland. Water Sci and Technol 33 12 (1996) 273-276
28. Wang J.L., Chen S.W., and Chew C. Automated gas chromatography with cryogenic/sorbent trap for the measurement of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. J of Chromatogr(A) 863 (1999) 183-193
29. Website: (http://eweb.sipa.gov.tw/en/index.jsp).
30. Yassaa N., Meklati B.Y., Brancaleoni E., Frattoni M., and Ciccioli P. Polar and non-polar volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urban Algiers and Saharan sites of Algeria. Atmos Environ 35 (2001) 787-801