During passive air sampling, the amount of a chemical taken up in a sorbent from the air
without the help of a pump is quantified and converted into an air concentration. In an …

Since its invention more than three decades ago, passive sampling technology has been
widely used for environmental monitoring throughout the world. In many cases, it is the only …

Solid phase microextraction (SPME) is a versatile, nonex-haustive sample preparation tool
that has been demonstrated to be well-suited for facile and effective analysis of a broad …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of 209 persistent organic pollutants, whose
documented carcinogenic, neurological, and respiratory toxicities are expansive and …

This article reviews recent literature on the analysis of industrial contaminants in indoor air in
the framework of the REACH project, which is mainly intended to improve protection of …

With current science and policy needs, more attention is being given to expanding and
improving air sampling of semivolatile organic contaminants (SVOCs). However, a wide …

To assess levels and patterns of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine
pesticides (OCPs) in polar regions, XAD-resin based passive air samplers were deployed …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses contaminant uptake by a passive sampling
device (PSD) that consists of a central sorption phase, surrounded by a membrane. A variety …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are lipophilic, persistent pollutants found
worldwide in environmental and human samples. Exposure pathways for PBDEs remain …

In the last decades, research regarding the dynamics of pesticides has grown, even in
remote regions. Due to long-range atmospheric transport, environmental persistence and …