title: Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere of southern Luxembourg using XAD-2 resin-based passive samplers.
abstract: XAD-2 resin-based passive samplers (PAS) with dimensions adapted to 100 mL accelerated solvent extraction cells were used to study the temporal and spatial variations of 17 PAHs on five sites in the atmosphere of southern Luxembourg. This new design allowed extracting the PAS without emptying the resin from the shelter. PAH analyses were done with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. PAS were deployed for 1 year with varying sampling periodicities, and 16 PAHs were detected with concentrations ranging from 1 ng/PAS for chrysene to 9,727 ng/PAS for naphthalene. The PAS were found adapted to the monitoring of temporal and spatial variations for lightweight PAHs (up to four aromatic rings) though not for heavy PAHs with five aromatic rings or more, as these compounds are preferably in the particle phase of the atmosphere and the amount of these PAHs trapped on the PAS will be too low.
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère, LMSPC (UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg), 1 rue Blessig, F-67084, Strasbourg, Cedex, France.|Laboratory of Analytical Human Biomonitoring-CRP-Santé, Université du Luxembourg, 162A avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schummer
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Analytical Human Biomonitoring-CRP-Santé, Université du Luxembourg, 162A avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Brice M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Appenzeller
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère, LMSPC (UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg), 1 rue Blessig, F-67084, Strasbourg, Cedex, France. mmillet@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Millet
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008189:Luxembourg; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D011137:Polystyrenes; C003771:Amberlite XAD-2 resin
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