PMID- 12805850
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040405
LR  - 20180827
IS  - 1537-744X (Electronic)
IS  - 2356-6140 (Print)
IS  - 1537-744X (Linking)
VI  - 1
DP  - 2001 Oct 17
TI  - Atmospheric sampling of persistent organic pollutants: needs, applications and 
      advances in passive air sampling techniques.
PG  - 557-75
AB  - There are numerous potential applications for validated passive sampling 
      techniques to measure persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere, but 
      such techniques are still in their infancy. Potential uses include: monitoring to 
      check for regulatory compliance and identification of potential sources; 
      cheap/efficient reconnaissance surveying of the spatial distribution of POPs; and 
      deployment in studies to investigate environmental processes affecting POP 
      cycling. This article reviews and discusses the principles and needs of passive 
      sampling methodologies. The timescales required for analytical purposes and for 
      the scientific objectives of the study are critical in the choice and design of a 
      passive sampler. Some techniques may operate over the timescales of hours/days, 
      others over weeks/months/years. We distinguish between approaches based on 
      "kinetic uptake" and "equilibrium partitioning". We highlight potentially useful 
      techniques and discuss their potential advantages, disadvantages, and research 
      requirements, drawing attention to the urgent need for detailed studies of 
      sampler performance and calibration.
FAU - Ockenden, W A
AU  - Ockenden WA
AD  - Environmental Science Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK.
FAU - Jaward, F M
AU  - Jaward FM
FAU - Jones, K C
AU  - Jones KC
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
DEP - 20011017
PL  - United States
TA  - ScientificWorldJournal
JT  - TheScientificWorldJournal
JID - 101131163
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Organic Chemicals)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Calibration
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods/standards
MH  - Organic Chemicals/analysis
MH  - Time Factors
PMC - PMC6084266
EDAT- 2003/06/14 05:00
MHDA- 2004/04/06 05:00
PMCR- 2001/10/16
CRDT- 2003/06/14 05:00
PHST- 2003/06/14 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/04/06 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/06/14 05:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2001/10/16 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 913957 [pii]
AID - 10.1100/tsw.2001.255 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - ScientificWorldJournal. 2001 Oct 17;1:557-75. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2001.255.