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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) for chlorine and bromine: A review of techniques and applications to elucidate environmental sources and processes
T2 - Interactions Between Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution - Trends and Scientific Challenges Ozone, Climate Change and Forests
AU - Cincinelli, Alessandra
AU - Pieri, Francesca
AU - Zhang, Yuan
AU - Seed, Mike
AU - Jones, Kevin C.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Chlorinated and brominated compounds belong to the class of organohalogen compounds that have received attention because of their widespread occurrence, use and applications. Understanding the sources and transformation processes of these contaminants in the environment enables assessment of their possible impact on humans and ecosystems. Recently new and innovative methods of Compound Specific Isotope Analysis have started to be applied to characterize the origin and fate of compounds, their breakdown products and degradation rates in different environmental compartments. Almost all studies have focussed on determination of isotopes of C and H, only recently new methodologies have been developed to measure isotopes of Cl and Br. This review firstly gives a brief description of chemistry properties and geochemical cycle of chlorine and bromine followed by a summary of their uses and applications. In the second section, an overview of CSIA techniques and new challenges and successful applications are also presented.
AB - Chlorinated and brominated compounds belong to the class of organohalogen compounds that have received attention because of their widespread occurrence, use and applications. Understanding the sources and transformation processes of these contaminants in the environment enables assessment of their possible impact on humans and ecosystems. Recently new and innovative methods of Compound Specific Isotope Analysis have started to be applied to characterize the origin and fate of compounds, their breakdown products and degradation rates in different environmental compartments. Almost all studies have focussed on determination of isotopes of C and H, only recently new methodologies have been developed to measure isotopes of Cl and Br. This review firstly gives a brief description of chemistry properties and geochemical cycle of chlorine and bromine followed by a summary of their uses and applications. In the second section, an overview of CSIA techniques and new challenges and successful applications are also presented.
KW - Compound Specific Isotope Analysis
KW - Stable isotopes
KW - Chlorine
KW - Bromine
KW - Source differentiation
U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.05.006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 169
SP - 112
EP - 127
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
SN - 0269-7491
ER -