Overview

Monitoring pollutants in air, soil and water is a routine requirement in the workplace, and in the wider environment. Passive samplers can provide a representative picture of levels of pollutants over a period of time from days to months by measuring the average concentrations to which they have been exposed. Air monitors are widely used, for instance to measure the exposure of workers to volatile compounds, but also for monitoring the fate of pollutants in the atmosphere. Passive sampling devices are now becomining increasingly used to monitor pollutants in rivers, coastal waters and ground water where contamination results from sources such as domestic and industrial discharges, and the use of agrochemicals. Passive Sampling Techniques in Environmental Monitoring provides a timely collection of information on a set of techniques that help monitor the quality of air, surface and ground waters. Passive sampling can provide an inexpensive means of obtaining a representative picture of quality over a period of time, even where levels of pollutants fluctuate due to discontinuous discharges or seasonal application of chemicals such as pesticides. Recent changes in legislation have increased the pressure to obtain better information than that provided by classical infrequent spot sampling.Brought together in one source, this book looks at the performance of a range of devices for the passive sampling of metals, and of non-polar and polar organic chemicals in air and in water. The strengths and weaknesses and the range of applicability of the technology are considered.

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Author:   Richard Greenwood (School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK) ,  Graham Mills (School of Pharmarcy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth <br>Portsmouth, UK) ,  Bran Vrana (School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Edition:   48th edition
Volume:   v. 48
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780444522252

ISBN 10:   0444522255
Pages:   486
Publication Date:   10 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Proposed Contents 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical overview Air Sampling 3. Introduction and theoretical aspects 4. Solid phase Microextraction Devices (SPME) 5. Semi-Permeable Membrane Devices (SPMD) 6. Diffusion tubes/3M badges (dosimetry) 7. Conifer needles/mosses 8. MESCO samplers Water Sampling 9. Theoretical aspects, calibration / modelling 10. Semi-Permeable Membrane Devices (SPMD) 11. Polar Organic Compound Integrative Sampler (POCIS) 12. University of Portsmouth samplers 13. MESCO samplers 14. Diffusion Gradient Devices 15. Groundwater devices based on ceramic tubes 16. Field study considerations (Protocols) Soil Sediment 17. Diffusion Gradient Devices 18. Semi-Permeable Membrane Devices (SPMD) 19. Measuring dissolved sediment porewater concentration using passive samplers Bioassays 20. Biomimetic sampling 21. Toximeter 22. Comparison for passive sampling to biomonitoring organisms 23. Combination of passive sampling with bioassays

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