Evaluation of the polyurethane foam (PUF) disk passive air sampler: Computational modeling and experimental measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 4354-4359

  May, Andrew A ^a,b   Ashman, Paul ^a,c   Huang, Jiaoyan ^a   Dhaniyala, Suresh ^a   Holsen, Thomas M ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Electric Boat Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Passive air sampler; PCBs; Sampler orientation; Sampling rate

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; DIFFUSIVITIES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FIELD STUDIES; GOLD-COATED; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; PCBS; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; SAMPLER ORIENTATION; SAMPLING RATE; SAMPLING RATES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); WATER EVAPORATION; WEIGHT LOSS; WIND SPEED; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; GOLD COATINGS; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

PASSIVE FILTERS;

MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; FOAM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUMERICAL MODEL; PCB; POLYMER; SAMPLER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR SAMPLER; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79959895312     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.05.052     Document Type: Article

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