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Environ Pollut

Title:		"Comparative application of solid-phase microextraction fibre assemblies and semi-permeable membrane devices as passive air samplers for semi-volatile chlorinated organic compounds. A case study on the landfill 'Grube Antonie' in Bitterfeld, Germany"
Author(s):		Paschke A; Vrana B; Popp P; Schuurmann G;
Address:		"Department of Ecological Chemistry, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany. albrecht.paschke@ufz.de"
Journal Title:		Environ Pollut
Year:		2006
Volume:		20060315
Issue:		2
Page Number:		414 - 422
DOI:		10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.046
ISSN/ISBN:		0269-7491 (Print) 0269-7491 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Solid phase microextraction (SPME) fibres coated with Carbowax/divinylbenzene and semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) of standard configuration were used to obtain time-weighted average (TWA) field air concentrations of selected chlorinated semi-volatile compounds on a landfill, where large amounts of lindane by-products were deposited, together with other hazardous chemical residues in the past. Additionally, spot sampling with SPME fibres was performed to identify the emission hotspot and sampling rates were determined/predicted for the substances of interest. Both samplers yield comparable TWA air concentrations of lindane and its isomers and of DDT with its metabolites and gain in certainty about the landfill as remaining source of air pollution with these compounds in the region. Both SPME fibres and SPMDs (respective their modifications) can be recommended as sampling tools in process studies and larger air monitoring programmes. However, further calibration studies and field tests are necessary to obtain reliable sampling rates for a wider range of semi-volatile compounds"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants/*analysis DDT/analysis Environmental Monitoring/*instrumentation/methods Equipment Design Gases Germany Hazardous Waste Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis Humans Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis Pesticide Residues/analysis Refuse Disposal;"
Notes:		"MedlinePaschke, Albrecht Vrana, Branislav Popp, Peter Schuurmann, Gerrit eng Evaluation Study England 2006/03/18 Environ Pollut. 2006 Nov; 144(2):414-22. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.046. Epub 2006 Mar 15"