Influence of sampler configuration on the uptake kinetics of a passive air sampler

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 397-403

  Zhang, Xianming ^a   Wong, Cindy ^a   Lei, Ying D ^a   Wania, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR BOUNDARY LAYERS; AMBIENT AIR; DEPLOYMENT TIME; INDOOR AIR; INTERFACIAL TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; OUTER LAYER; PASSIVE AIR; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PASSIVE SAMPLING; SAMPLING EFFICIENCY; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHIPPING COST; UPTAKE KINETICS; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION; WATER VAPOR UPTAKE; WIND SPEED;

CALIBRATION; HOUSING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; WATER VAPOR;

KINETICS;

RESIN;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; BOUNDARY LAYER; CALIBRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; GRAVIMETRY; INDOOR AIR; OPTIMIZATION; PCB; REACTION KINETICS; SAMPLER; SILICA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER VAPOR;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETRY; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PASSIVE SAMPLING MEDIUM; PROCESS DESIGN; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SILICA GEL; STEAM; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 84855316291     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203292x     Document Type: Article

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