Effects of sampling techniques on physical parameters and concentrations of selected persistent organic pollutants in suspended matter

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Pohlert ◽  
Gudrun Hillebrand ◽  
Vera Breitung
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Sampling Techniques

scholarly journals Atmospheric Sampling of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Needs, Applications and Advances in Passive Air Sampling Techniques

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 557-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy A. Ockenden ◽  
Foday M. Jaward ◽  
Kevin C. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Passive Sampling ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Equilibrium Partitioning ◽  
Environmental Processes ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Atmospheric Sampling

There are numerous potential applications for validated passive sampling techniques to measure persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere, but such techniques are still in their infancy. Potential uses include: monitoring to check for regulatory compliance and identification of potential sources; cheap/efficient reconnaissance surveying of the spatial distribution of POPs; and deployment in studies to investigate environmental processes affecting POP cycling. This article reviews and discusses the principles and needs of passive sampling methodologies. The timescales required for analytical purposes and for the scientific objectives of the study are critical in the choice and design of a passive sampler. Some techniques may operate over the timescales of hours/days, others over weeks/months/years. We distinguish between approaches based on "kinetic uptake" and "equilibrium partitioning". We highlight potentially useful techniques and discuss their potential advantages, disadvantages, and research requirements, drawing attention to the urgent need for detailed studies of sampler performance and calibration.

Trends of persistent organic pollutants in the suspended matter of the River Rhine

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 3803-3817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Pohlert ◽  
Gudrun Hillebrand ◽  
Vera Breitung
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
River Rhine

scholarly journals Progress on the passive air sampling techniques and occurrence of persistent organic pollutants in remote areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1171-1184
Author(s):  
Jingxing Zhang ◽  
Duo Bu ◽  
Pu Wang ◽  
Jianjie Fu ◽  
Yong Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Air Sampling ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Passive Air Sampling ◽  
Remote Areas

Evaluating Risk After a Hazardous Waste Treatment Plant Released Persistent Organic Pollutants: Part 3, Aboriginal Health Risk and Impact

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tee L. Guidotti
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Hazardous Waste Treatment ◽  
Waste Treatment Plant ◽  
Health Canada

On 16 October 1996, a malfunction at the Swan Hills Special Waste Treatment Center (SHSWTC) in Alberta, Canada, released an undetermined quantity of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into the atmosphere, including polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, and furans. The circumstances of exposure are detailed in Part 1, Background and Policy Issues. An ecologically based, staged health risk assessment was conducted in two parts with two levels of government as sponsors. The first, called the Swan Hills Study, is described in Part 2. A subsequent evaluation, described here in Part 3, was undertaken by Health Canada and focused exclusively on Aboriginal residents in three communities living near the lake, downwind, and downstream of the SHSWTC of the area. It was designed to isolate effects on members living a more traditional Aboriginal lifestyle. Aboriginal communities place great cultural emphasis on access to traditional lands and derive both cultural and health benefits from “country foods” such as venison (deer meat) and local fish. The suspicion of contamination of traditional lands and the food supply made risk management exceptionally difficult in this situation. The conclusion of both the Swan Hills and Lesser Slave Lake studies was that although POPs had entered the ecosystem, no effect could be demonstrated on human exposure or health outcome attributable to the incident. However, the value of this case study is in the detail of the process, not the ultimate dimensions of risk. The findings of the Lesser Slave Lake Study have not been published previously and are incomplete.

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