| Title: | Field monitoring of volatile organic compounds using passive air samplers in an industrial city in Japan |
| Author(s): | Kume K; Ohura T; Amagai T; Fusaya M; |
| Address: | "Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.023 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0269-7491 (Print) 0269-7491 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Highly portable, sensitive, and selective passive air samplers were used to investigate ambient volatile organic compound (VOC) levels at multiple sampling sites in an industrial city, Fuji, Japan. We determined the spatial distributions of 27 species of VOCs in three campaigns: Mar (cold season), May (warm season), and Nov (mild season) of 2004. In all campaigns, toluene (geometric mean concentration, 14.0microg/m3) was the most abundant VOC, followed by acetaldehyde (4.76microg/m3), and formaldehyde (2.58microg/m3). The spatial distributions for certain VOCs showed characteristic patterns: high concentrations of benzene and formaldehyde were typically found along major roads, whereas high concentrations of toluene and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) were usually found near factories. The spatial distribution of PCE observed was extremely consistent with the diffusion pattern calculated from Pollutant Release and Transfer Register data and meteorological data, indicated that passive air samplers are useful for determining the sources and distributions of ambient VOCs" |
| Keywords: | Acetaldehyde/analysis Air Pollutants/*analysis Benzene/analysis Cities Environmental Monitoring/*instrumentation/methods Formaldehyde/analysis *Industry Japan Organic Chemicals/*analysis Seasons Tetrachloroethylene/analysis Toluene/analysis *Vehicle Emiss; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKume, Kazunari Ohura, Takeshi Amagai, Takashi Fusaya, Masahiro eng England 2007/11/27 Environ Pollut. 2008 Jun; 153(3):649-57. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.023. Epub 2007 Nov 26" |
