A study of aerosol entrapment and the influence of wind speed, chamber design and foam density on polyurethane foam passive air samplers used for persistent organic pollutants

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1135-1139

  Chaemfa, Chakra ^a   Wild, Edward ^a   Davison, Brian ^a   Barber, Jonathan L ^a,b   Jones, Kevin C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; DENSITY; FOAM; GAS ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY; WIND;

AEROSOLS; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYURETHANES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WIND;

EID: 67650149979     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b823016a     Document Type: Article

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