Evaluation of passive air sampler calibrations: Selection of sampling rates and implications for the measurement of persistent organic pollutants in air

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1867-1875

  Melymuk, Lisa ^a   Robson, Matthew ^a   Helm, Paul A ^b   Diamond, Miriam L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Passive samplers; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR SAMPLERS; DEPURATION; GASPHASE; OUTDOOR AIR; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCYCLIC MUSKS; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; SAMPLING RATES; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CALIBRATION; ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SAMPLING;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALIBRATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PBDE; PCB; PERSISTENCE;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952443479     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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