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Int J Environ Res Public Health

Title:		Volatile Profiles of Emissions from Different Activities Analyzed Using Canister Samplers and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Analysis: A Case Study
Author(s):		Orecchio S; Fiore M; Barreca S; Vara G;
Address:		"Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche. Universita di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy. santino.orecchio@unipa.it. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sicilia, Corso Calatafimi 219, 90129 Palermo, Italy. mfiore@arpa.sicilia.it. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Lombardia, 20100 Milano, Italy. salvatore.barreca@unipa.it. Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (Iemest), 90128 Palermo, Italy. salvatore.barreca@unipa.it. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sicilia, Corso Calatafimi 219, 90129 Palermo, Italy. gabrielevara@libero.it"
Journal Title:		Int J Environ Res Public Health
Year:		2017
Volume:		20170215
Issue:		2
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/ijerph14020195
ISSN/ISBN:		1660-4601 (Electronic) 1661-7827 (Print) 1660-4601 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The objective of present study was to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from several sources (fuels, traffic, landfills, coffee roasting, a street-food laboratory, building work, indoor use of incense and candles, a dental laboratory, etc.) located in Palermo (Italy) by using canister autosamplers and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. In this study, 181 VOCs were monitored. In the atmosphere of Palermo city, propane, butane, isopentane, methyl pentane, hexane, benzene, toluene, meta- and para-xylene, 1,2,4 trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5 trimethyl benzene, ethylbenzene, 4 ethyl toluene and heptane were identified and quantified in all sampling sites"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis Atmosphere/*chemistry Cities Environmental Monitoring/methods Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Italy Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Palermo canister indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
Notes:		"MedlineOrecchio, Santino Fiore, Michele Barreca, Salvatore Vara, Gabriele eng Switzerland 2017/02/18 Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Feb 15; 14(2):195. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14020195"