Novel sampling methods for atmospheric semi-volatile organic compounds (SOCs) in a high altitude alpine environment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3290-3297

  Offenthaler, I ^a   Jakobi, G ^b   Kaiser, A ^c   Kirchner, M ^b   Krauchi N ^c   Niedermoser, B ^c   Schramm, K W ^b   Sedivy, I ^c   Staudinger, M ^c   Thanner, G ^a   Weiss, P ^a   Moche, W ^a  

^a Umweltbundesamt GmbH   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active air sampling; Alps; Atmosphere; Bulk deposition; SOC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SAMPLING; AIR SAMPLERS; AIR SAMPLING; BULK DEPOSITIONS; HIGH ALTITUDE; IDLE TIME; SAMPLING METHOD; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOURCE REGION;

LANDFORMS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SWITCHED FILTERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACETONE; HEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYURETHAN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR QUALITY; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; FORECASTING METHOD; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TRAJECTORY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; PREDICTION; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SWITZERLAND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; ANALYTIC SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALPS;

EID: 71049168266     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.053     Document Type: Article

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