title: Measurement of polyurethane foam - air partition coefficients for semivolatile organic compounds as a function of temperature: Application to passive air sampler monitoring.
abstract: Polyurethane foam - air partition coefficients (KPUF-air) for 9 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 10 alkyl-substituted PAHs, 4 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and dibenzothiophene were measured as a function of temperature over the range 5 °C-35 °C, using a generator column approach. Enthalpies of PUF-to-air transfer (ΔHPUF-air, kJ/mol) were determined from the slopes of log KPUF-airversus 1000/T (K), and have an average value of 81.2 ± 7.03 kJ/mol. The log KPUF-airvalues at 22 °C ranged from 4.99 to 7.25. A relationship for log KPUF-airversus log KOAwas shown to agree with a previous relationship based on only polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and derived from long-term indoor uptake study experiments. The results also confirm that the existing KOA-based model for predicting log KPUF-airvalues is accurate. This new information is important in the derivation of uptake profiles and effective air sampling volumes for PUF disk samplers so that results can be reported in units of concentration in air.
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo, School of Public Health, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Francisco
authors.affiliation: Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, M3H 5T4, Canada. Electronic address: Tom.Harner@Canada.ca.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harner
authors.affiliation: Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, M3H 5T4, Canada.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eng
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000737:chemistry*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010575:Pesticides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013876:Thiophenes; C028279:polyurethane foam; C016366:dibenzothiophene
keywords: PUF-air partition coefficient; Passive air sampling; Polyurethane foam disks; Semi-volatile organic compounds