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Ann Work Expo Health

Title:		Development of a Personal Aerosol Sampler for Monitoring the Particle-Vapour Fractionation of SVOCs in Workplaces
Author(s):		Dragan GC; Kohlmeier V; Orasche J; Schnelle-Kreis J; Forbes PBC; Breuer D; Zimmermann R;
Address:		"Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Department of Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Oberschleissheim, Germany. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. German Social Accident Insurance, Department, Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Sankt Augustin, Germany. Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany"
Journal Title:		Ann Work Expo Health
Year:		2020
Volume:		64
Issue:		8
Page Number:		903 - 908
DOI:		10.1093/annweh/wxaa059
ISSN/ISBN:		2398-7316 (Electronic) 2398-7308 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), partitioned between particulates and vapours of an aerosol, require special attention. The toxicological effects caused by the inhalation of such aerosols may depend on the concentration and in which phase the organic compounds are found. A personal denuder-gas-particle separation aerosol sampler was developed to provide information about the partitioning of aerosols from organic compounds. The sampler was tested in a series of controlled laboratory experiments, which confirmed the capability and accuracy of the sampler to measure gas-particle mixtures. An average difference of 14.8 +/- 4.8% was found between sampler and reference laboratory instruments. The obtained results showed that our sampler enables a more accurate measurement of the SVOC aerosols' gas-particle fractionation, compared with that of conventional samplers"
Keywords:		Aerosols/analysis Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure/analysis Particle Size Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Workplace denuder gas-particle partitioning personal sampling semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC);
Notes:		"MedlineDragan, George C Kohlmeier, Vesta Orasche, Juergen Schnelle-Kreis, Juergen Forbes, Patricia B C Breuer, Dietmar Zimmermann, Ralf eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2020/07/29 Ann Work Expo Health. 2020 Oct 8; 64(8):903-908. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa059"