title: Exchange of organohalogen compounds between air and tree bark in the Yellow River region.
abstract: Organohalogen compound concentrations in paired air and bark samples from the Yellow River region were determined. Overall, the organohalogen compound concentrations were higher in the samples from the lower than from the upper Yellow River region. The polybrominated diphenyl ether, polychlorinated biphenyl, and organochlorine pesticide concentrations were 310-5200, 0.92-3.8, and 120-6700 pg m(-3), respectively, in the air samples and 29,000-190,0000, 220-1400, and 49,000-220,0000 pg g(-1) lipid weight, respectively, in the bark samples. The concentrations in the air samples were significantly positively correlated with the concentrations in the bark samples. Constant B, related to the partitioning of a contaminant between the gas and particle phases in the air, was calculated for each compound. This was the first time constant B was simultaneously been determined for a range of different organohalogen compounds. An air-tree bark exchange model was calibrated and verified. The exchange coefficients (K(BA)) that were determined were compared with the model results, and the optimum K(OA) values for use in the model were found to be 10(9)-10(16). The compound of interest needed to be detected in more than 50% of the samples for the model results to be valid.
authors.affiliation: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China; Engineering Research Center for Food Environment and Health, Beijing 100081, China. Electronic address: junjin3799@126.com.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Guangyao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000737:chemistry*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D045483:Rivers
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Passive air sampler (PAS); Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Tree bark