Articles | Volume 18, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4103-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4103-2025
Research article
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01 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 01 Sep 2025

Enhancing forest air sampling using a novel reusable ozone filter design

Robby Rynek, Thomas Mayer, and Helko Borsdorf

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A novel, reusable ozone filter design for the monitoring of biogenic volatile organic compounds using sorbent tubes and multi-tube samplers was evaluated. The ozone filters proved high efficiency in retaining high recovery rates across different environmentally relevant levels of relative humidity and ozone concentrations while safeguarding the sorbent material in both laboratory and field experiments. The filter design has the advantage of not requiring additional equipment or regular checks.
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