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Passive air sampling of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and PBDEs across Asia. / Jaward, Foday M.; Zhang, Gan; Nam, Jae Jak et al.
In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 39, No. 22, 15.11.2005, p. 8638-8645.

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Jaward, FM, Zhang, G, Nam, JJ, Sweetman, AJ, Obbard, JP, Kobara, Y & Jones, KC 2005, 'Passive air sampling of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and PBDEs across Asia.', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 39, no. 22, pp. 8638-8645. https://doi.org/10.1021/es051382h

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Jaward, F. M., Zhang, G., Nam, J. J., Sweetman, A. J., Obbard, J. P., Kobara, Y., & Jones, K. C. (2005). Passive air sampling of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and PBDEs across Asia. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(22), 8638-8645. https://doi.org/10.1021/es051382h

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Jaward FM, Zhang G, Nam JJ, Sweetman AJ, Obbard JP, Kobara Y et al. Passive air sampling of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and PBDEs across Asia. Environmental Science and Technology. 2005 Nov 15;39(22):8638-8645. doi: 10.1021/es051382h

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Jaward, Foday M. ; Zhang, Gan ; Nam, Jae Jak et al. / Passive air sampling of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and PBDEs across Asia. In: Environmental Science and Technology. 2005 ; Vol. 39, No. 22. pp. 8638-8645.

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title = "Passive air sampling of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and PBDEs across Asia.",
abstract = "Asia is of global importance economically, yet data on ambient persistent organic pollutant levels are still sparse for the region, despite international efforts under the Stockholm Convention to identify and reduce emissions. A large-scale passive air sampling survey was therefore conducted in Asia, specifically in China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Polyurethane foam disks were deployed simultaneously at 77 sites, between Sept 21 and Nov 16, 2004, and analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine compounds (hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), chlordane), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The meteorological conditions prevailing in the region at this time facilitated the assessment of local/regional differences in atmospheric emissions, because large-scale advection effects due to monsoons or dust storms did not occur. Air concentrations estimated assuming an average sampler uptake rate of 3.5 m3/day ranged as follows (pg m-3): PCBs, 5−340; HCB, 10−460; DDTs, 0.4−1800; chlordanes, 1−660; PBDEs, <0.13−340. South Korea and Singapore generally had regionally low concentrations. Elevated concentrations of PCBs, DDTs, and HCB occurred at sites in China, higher than reported in a similar recent sampling campaign in Europe. Chlordane was highest in samples from Japan (which also had elevated levels of PCBs and DDTs) and was also elevated in some Chinese locations. PBDE levels were generally low in the region.",
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AU - Jones, Kevin C.

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N2 - Asia is of global importance economically, yet data on ambient persistent organic pollutant levels are still sparse for the region, despite international efforts under the Stockholm Convention to identify and reduce emissions. A large-scale passive air sampling survey was therefore conducted in Asia, specifically in China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Polyurethane foam disks were deployed simultaneously at 77 sites, between Sept 21 and Nov 16, 2004, and analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine compounds (hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), chlordane), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The meteorological conditions prevailing in the region at this time facilitated the assessment of local/regional differences in atmospheric emissions, because large-scale advection effects due to monsoons or dust storms did not occur. Air concentrations estimated assuming an average sampler uptake rate of 3.5 m3/day ranged as follows (pg m-3): PCBs, 5−340; HCB, 10−460; DDTs, 0.4−1800; chlordanes, 1−660; PBDEs, <0.13−340. South Korea and Singapore generally had regionally low concentrations. Elevated concentrations of PCBs, DDTs, and HCB occurred at sites in China, higher than reported in a similar recent sampling campaign in Europe. Chlordane was highest in samples from Japan (which also had elevated levels of PCBs and DDTs) and was also elevated in some Chinese locations. PBDE levels were generally low in the region.

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