Field evaluation of a passive sampler of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in an urban atmosphere (Bologna, Italy)
- 27 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Vol. 7 (9), 910-915
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b503168k
Abstract
A simple device consisting of a Petri dish containing cellulose paper soaked with paraffin oil (hereinafter defined “artificial leaf”, AL) was deployed in a typical urban site and paritioning of a set of PAHs between the atmosphere and AL was investigated. Gas-phase PAHs rapidly equilibrate with AL, thus rendering it a promising cost-effective tool for spatial and temporal trends studies of air quality.Keywords
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