PMID- 20345091
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100601
LR  - 20161125
IS  - 0013-936X (Print)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 44
IP  - 8
DP  - 2010 Apr 15
TI  - PCDD/F measurement at a high-altitude station in Central Taiwan: evaluation of 
      long-range transport of PCDD/Fs during the Southeast Asia biomass burning event.
PG  - 2954-60
LID - 10.1021/es1000984 [doi]
AB  - Recent biomass burning in Southeast Asia has raised global concerns over its 
      adverse effects on visibility, human health, and global climate. The 
      concentrations of total suspended particles (TSPs) and other vapor-phase 
      pollutants (CO and ozone) were monitored at Lulin, an atmospheric background 
      station in central Taiwan in 2008. To evaluate the long-range transport of 
      persistent organic pollutants (POPs) during the Southeast Asia biomass burning 
      event, the atmospheric polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans 
      (PCDD/Fs) were also measured at Lulin station. The atmospheric PCDD/F and TSP 
      concentrations measured at Lulin station ranged from 0.71-3.41 fg I-TEQ/m(3) and 
      5.32-55.6 microg/m(3), respectively, during the regular sampling periods. 
      However, significantly higher concentrations of PCDD/Fs, TSPs, CO, and ozone were 
      measured during the spring season. These high concentrations could be the result 
      of long-range transport of the products of Southeast Asia biomass burning. During 
      the Southeast Asia biomass burning event (March 18-24, 2008), an intensive 
      observation program was also carried out at the same station. The results of this 
      observation program indicated that the atmospheric PCDD/F concentration increased 
      dramatically from 2.33 to 390 fg I-TEQ/m(3) (March 19, 2008). The trace gas (CO) 
      of biomass burning also significantly increased to 232 ppb during the same 
      period, while the particle-bound PCDD/Fs in the TSP increased from 28.7 to 109 pg 
      I-TEQ/g-TSP at Lulin station during the burning event. We conclude that there was 
      a significant increase in the PCDD/F concentration in ambient air at a 
      high-altitude background station in central Taiwan during the Southeast Asia 
      biomass burning event.
FAU - Chi, Kai Hsien
AU  - Chi KH
AD  - Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, 
      Chungli 320, Taiwan, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, 
      Chungli 320, Taiwan. khchi@rcec.sinica.edu.tw
FAU - Lin, Chuan-Yao
AU  - Lin CY
FAU - Yang, Chang-Feng Ou
AU  - Yang CF
FAU - Wang, Jia-Lin
AU  - Wang JL
FAU - Lin, Neng-Heui
AU  - Lin NH
FAU - Sheu, Guey-Rong
AU  - Sheu GR
FAU - Lee, Chung-Te
AU  - Lee CT
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Benzofurans)
RN  - 0 (Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
SB  - IM
EIN - Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Aug 1;44(15):6006
MH  - *Altitude
MH  - Asia, Southeastern
MH  - Benzofurans/*analysis
MH  - *Biomass
MH  - Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*analogs & derivatives/analysis
MH  - Taiwan
EDAT- 2010/03/30 06:00
MHDA- 2010/06/02 06:00
CRDT- 2010/03/30 06:00
PHST- 2010/03/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/03/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/06/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/es1000984 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Apr 15;44(8):2954-60. doi: 10.1021/es1000984.