Passive air sampling for persistent organic pollutants: Introductory remarks to the special issue

There have been a number of developments in the need, design and use of passive air samplers (PAS) for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). This article is the first in a Special Issue of the journal to review these developments and some of the data arising from them. We explain the need and benefi...

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Published in:Environmental pollution (1987) 2006-11, Vol.144 (2), p.361-364
Main Authors: Harner, Tom, Bartkow, Michael, Holoubek, Ivan, Klanova, Jana, Wania, Frank, Gioia, Rosalinda, Moeckel, Claudia, Sweetman, Andrew J., Jones, Kevin C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Air Movements
Air Pollutants - analysis
air pollution
Analysis methods
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
environmental monitoring
Environmental Monitoring - instrumentation
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Exact sciences and technology
Gases
methodology
Organic Chemicals - analysis
organic compounds
Passive air sampling
Persistent organic pollutants
Pesticide Residues - analysis
Pesticides
pollutants
Pollution
sampling
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Summary:There have been a number of developments in the need, design and use of passive air samplers (PAS) for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). This article is the first in a Special Issue of the journal to review these developments and some of the data arising from them. We explain the need and benefit of developing PAS for POPs, the different approaches that can be used, and highlight future developments and needs. The context, needs and state-of-the-art of passive air sampling techniques for atmospheric persistent organic pollutants are discussed.
ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.044