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Uptake behavior of polycyclic aromatic compounds during field calibrations of the XAD-based passive air sampler across seasons and locations
Yuening Li
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, M1C 1A4 Ontario, Canada
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, M1C 1A4 Ontario, Canada
Yushan Su
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, M1C 1A4 Ontario, Canada
currently at: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, 125 Resources Road, Etobicoke, M9P 3V6 Ontario, Canada
Ying Duan Lei
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, M1C 1A4 Ontario, Canada
Chubashini Shunthirasingham
Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, M3H 5T4 Ontario, Canada
Zilin Zhou
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George Street, Toronto, M5S 3H6 Ontario, Canada
Jonathan P. D. Abbatt
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George Street, Toronto, M5S 3H6 Ontario, Canada
Hayley Hung
Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, M3H 5T4 Ontario, Canada
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, M1C 1A4 Ontario, Canada
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Short summary
A simple device for sampling gases from the atmosphere without the help of pumps was calibrated for an important group of hazardous air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). While the sampler appeared to perform well when used for relatively short periods of up to several months, some PACs were lost from the sampler during longer deployments. Sampling rates that can be used to quantitatively interpret the quantities of PACs taken up in the device have been derived.
A simple device for sampling gases from the atmosphere without the help of pumps was calibrated...
