title: Measurement of benzene concentration in urban air using passive sampling.
abstract: The concentration of benzene in urban air in the Tri-City area of Poland (Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia, and Tczew) was assessed using diffusive passive samplers (Radiello). Samples were collected during a four-year monitoring campaign (2007-2010) at selected monitoring stations managed by the Agency of Regional Air Quality Monitoring in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area (ARMAAG) Foundation. The performance of the passive samplers was investigated in a field study that measured the benzene concentration in urban air. The results obtained by the Radiello samplers were compared with the results obtained using an on-line monitor (Chrompack CP 7001). Statistical analysis of the results obtained by the two different techniques (passive and on-line) was performed by a linear regression method (Student's t-test). The influence of temperature fluctuations on the uptake rate behavior of the passive samplers was also investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Sylwia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Król
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zabiegała
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namieśnik
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011044:Poland; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001554:Benzene