PMID- 16631285
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20071109
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 0269-7491 (Print)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 144
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Nov
TI  - Continental scale passive air sampling of persistent organic pollutants using 
      rapidly equilibrating thin films (POGs).
PG  - 423-33
AB  - A novel design of rapidly equilibrating passive air sampler was deployed at 38 
      sites across 19 European countries to investigate short-term spatial variability 
      of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Devices were sealed in airtight 
      containers to eliminate the possibility of contamination during transit and 
      couriered to recipients with deployment instructions. Exposure times of 7days 
      permitted the use of back trajectory analysis to further understand the factors 
      responsible for influencing the large-scale spatial distribution of PCBs, PBDEs, 
      PCNs, PAHs, lindane and HCB. Following sampler harvest, devices were sealed and 
      returned for analysis. Comparison of sequestered levels showed that PAHs 
      exhibited the greatest spatial variability (by a factor of 30) with higher levels 
      often associated with greater population density. In contrast, HCB values were 
      much more uniform, reflecting its well mixed distribution in the atmosphere. 
      Spatial variation was strongly influenced by air mass origin, with lower levels 
      being observed at most sites impacted by maritime air masses.
FAU - Farrar, Nick J
AU  - Farrar NJ
AD  - Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Environmental and Natural 
      Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK.
FAU - Prevedouros, Konstantinos
AU  - Prevedouros K
FAU - Harner, Tom
AU  - Harner T
FAU - Sweetman, Andrew J
AU  - Sweetman AJ
FAU - Jones, Kevin C
AU  - Jones KC
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
DEP - 20060424
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Organic Chemicals)
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
RN  - 0 (Phenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Polybrominated Biphenyls)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - 1434-54-4 (Pregnenolone Carbonitrile)
RN  - 4Z87H0LKUY (Hexachlorobenzene)
RN  - 59NEE7PCAB (Hexachlorocyclohexane)
RN  - 7REL09ZX35 (pentabromodiphenyl ether)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Movements
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Air Pollution/*analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*instrumentation/methods
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Europe
MH  - Geography
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
MH  - Hexachlorobenzene/analysis
MH  - Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis
MH  - Organic Chemicals/*analysis
MH  - Pesticide Residues/*analysis
MH  - Phenyl Ethers/analysis
MH  - Polybrominated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis
MH  - Pregnenolone Carbonitrile/analysis
EDAT- 2006/04/25 09:00
MHDA- 2007/11/10 09:00
CRDT- 2006/04/25 09:00
PHST- 2005/09/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/12/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/04/25 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/11/10 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/04/25 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0269-7491(06)00083-2 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.057 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2006 Nov;144(2):423-33. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.057. Epub 
      2006 Apr 24.