| Title: | Prediction of SVOC vegetation and atmospheric concentrations using calculated deposition velocities |
| Author(s): | St-Amand AD; Mayer PM; Blais JM; |
| Address: | "Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envint.2009.02.002 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-6750 (Electronic) 0160-4120 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A simple modeling concept was previously applied to study air-foliage exchange of both polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using field measurements. In this paper, the predictive capabilities of this framework were tested using an independent set of data collected at the same sampling location for a different time period. Firstly, atmospheric (particle-bound and gaseous phase) PBDE and PAH concentrations were used to predict their accumulation in spruce needles. Conversely, we used PBDE and PAH concentrations in vegetation to predict their atmospheric concentrations. In both cases, calculated and measured values showed good agreement, providing evidence that the developed framework and our derived deposition velocities can be used as a predictive tool for these two different classes of semi-volatile organic compounds" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Atmosphere/*chemistry Environmental Monitoring/methods Forecasting/methods Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/analysis Models, Chemical Particulate Matter/*analysis Picea/*chemistry Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis Volatile Orga;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSt-Amand, Annick D Mayer, Paul M Blais, Jules M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2009/03/25 Environ Int. 2009 Aug; 35(6):851-5. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.02.002" |
