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Forbes, P.B.C.* ; Karg, E.W. ; Zimmermann, R. ; Rohwer, E.R.*

The use of multi-channel silicone rubber traps as denuders for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Anal. Chim. Acta 730, 71-79 (2012)
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Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous environmental pollutants, which may be present both in the gaseous phase and adsorbed onto the surface of particles. Denuders are sampling devices which have been effectively employed in such partitioning applications. Here we describe and characterise a novel miniature denuder consisting of two multi-channel silicone rubber traps (each 178 mm long, 6 mm o.d. containing 22 silicone tubes), separated by a quartz fibre filter for particle phase collection. The denuder only requires a small portable personal sampling pump to provide sampling flow rates of similar to 0.5 L min(-1). Theoretical considerations indicated that the air flow through the denuder was expected to be laminar, and the linear velocity arising from longitudinal diffusion was found to be negligible. The calculated particle transmission efficiency through the denuder was found to be essentially 100% for particles > 50 nm, whilst the experimental overall efficiency, as determined by CPC and SMPS measurements, was 92 +/- 4%. The size resolved transmission efficiency was <60% for particles below 20 nm and 100% for particles larger than 200 nm. Losses could have been due to diffusion and electrostatic effects. Semi-volatile gaseous analytes are pre-concentrated in the silicone of the trap and may be thermally desorbed using a commercially available desorber, allowing for total transfer and detection of the collected analytes by GC-MS. This enhances detection limits and allows for lower sampling flow rates and shorter sampling times, which are advantageous for studies requiring high temporal resolution.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Denuder; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Particulate; Aerosol; Silicone; Air Sampling Trap; ANNULAR DENUDER; DIFFUSION DENUDER; ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS; SAMPLING SYSTEM; AIR; TUBES; DISTRIBUTIONS; COEFFICIENTS; COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY
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Veröffentlichungsjahr 2012
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2012
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0003-2670
e-ISSN 1873-4324
Quellenangaben Band: 730, Heft: , Seiten: 71-79 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er) Environmental Sciences
PSP-Element(e) G-504500-001
PubMed ID 22632047
Scopus ID 84861347920
Erfassungsdatum 2011-11-15