| Title: | Towards improved comparability of studies addressing atmospheric concentrations of semivolatile organic compounds based on their sequestration in pine needles |
| Author(s): | Barakova D; Klanova J; Chropenova M; Cupr P; |
| Address: | "Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX), Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Pavilion A29, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX), Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Pavilion A29, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: cupr@recetox.muni.cz" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.121 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1298 (Electronic) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Coniferous needles can be used as a passive air sampler of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) and an indicator of atmospheric pollution patterns and trends. There is limited information on whether different parts of the plant (e.g., foliage leaves, dwarf shoots, twig, etc.) contain different levels of SVOC. Only few studies have compared levels of SVOC surface layer of wax and to their total content in all needle tissues and what affects an uptake and distribution of SVOC. It is important to have better understanding of the extent to which sampling and sample preparation procedures affect measured levels of SVOC in pine needles and reduce comparability of data from samples processed in different ways. In the present study, we assessed an impact of various sampling and sample preparation techniques on the levels of SVOC in Pinus sylvestris needles. While the impact of various storing, washing and drying methods was not significant, presence of dwarf shoots in the sample or structural damage of needles affected the results significantly. Results show that levels of SVOC in dwarf shoots are 2-8 times higher than those in foliage leaves. Therefore, dwarf shoots must be carefully removed before foliage leaves extraction to improve comparability of results. There were different patterns in SVOC on the surface of the foliage leaves compared to the whole leaves. An uptake of these substances by the surface wax as well as their occurrence in the internal structure was of function of the physico-chemical properties of the substances (log K(ow), molar weight)" |
| Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis Atmosphere/chemistry *Environmental Monitoring Organic Chemicals/analysis Pinus/chemistry Plant Leaves/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Methodology Monitoring Passive air sampling Pine needles Svoc; |
| Notes: | "MedlineBarakova, Daniela Klanova, Jana Chropenova, Maria Cupr, Pavel eng England 2017/07/07 Chemosphere. 2017 Oct; 185:47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.121. Epub 2017 Jun 30" |
