PMID- 16616403
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20071109
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 0269-7491 (Print)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 144
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Nov
TI  - Global pilot study for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) using PUF disk 
      passive air samplers.
PG  - 445-52
AB  - Polyurethane foam (PUF) disks were deployed at global background sites, to test 
      logistical issues associated with a global monitoring network for persistent 
      organic pollutants (POPs). alpha-HCH, exhibited relatively high and uniform 
      concentrations (17-150 pg/m3) at temperate and arctic sites with elevated 
      concentrations associated with trans-Pacific inflow. Concentrations were much 
      lower (<5 pg/m3) in Bermuda, Chile and Cape Grim. Concentrations for gamma-HCH, 
      the main component of lindane, were spatially similar to the alpha-HCH pattern 
      but lower in magnitude (typically, <10 pg/m3). Chlordane concentrations (sum of 
      cis-chlordane, trans-chlordane and trans-nonachlor) were also low (<10 pg/m3). 
      Dieldrin concentrations were in the range 2-25 pg/m3 at most sites but elevated 
      in Bermuda. Back trajectories suggest that advection from Africa and the US may 
      contribute. Endosulfan, a popular current-use pesticide, exhibited highest 
      concentrations ranging from tens to hundreds of pg/m3. There was good agreement 
      between duplicate samplers at each site and PUF disk-derived air concentrations 
      agreed with high volume data. Few logistical/analytical problems were encountered 
      in this pilot study.
FAU - Harner, Tom
AU  - Harner T
AD  - Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, 
      ON, M3H 5T4, Canada. tom.harner@ec.gc.ca
FAU - Pozo, Karla
AU  - Pozo K
FAU - Gouin, Todd
AU  - Gouin T
FAU - Macdonald, Anne-Marie
AU  - Macdonald AM
FAU - Hung, Hayley
AU  - Hung H
FAU - Cainey, Jill
AU  - Cainey J
FAU - Peters, Andrew
AU  - Peters A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060417
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
RN  - 0 (Polyurethanes)
RN  - 12789-03-6 (Chlordan)
RN  - 59NEE7PCAB (Hexachlorocyclohexane)
RN  - 9009-54-5 (polyurethane foam)
RN  - I0246D2ZS0 (Dieldrin)
RN  - OKA6A6ZD4K (Endosulfan)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Movements
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Air Pollution/*analysis
MH  - Chlordan/analysis
MH  - Dieldrin/analysis
MH  - Endosulfan/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/instrumentation/*methods
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Geography
MH  - Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis
MH  - Pesticide Residues/*analysis
MH  - Polyurethanes
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Seasons
EDAT- 2006/04/18 09:00
MHDA- 2007/11/10 09:00
CRDT- 2006/04/18 09:00
PHST- 2005/09/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/12/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/04/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/11/10 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/04/18 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0269-7491(06)00085-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.053 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2006 Nov;144(2):445-52. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.053. Epub 
      2006 Apr 17.