Measurement of the vapor phase deposition of polychlorinated bipheyls (PCBs) using a water surface sampler


Tasdemir Y., Odabasi M., Holsen T.

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.885-897, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.10.032
  • Dergi Adı: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.885-897
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: PCB, air-water exchange, MTC, flux, dry deposition, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS, MICHIGAN MASS-BALANCE, LAKE-MICHIGAN, DRY DEPOSITION, GREEN BAY, ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION, GREAT-LAKES, ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, GAS-EXCHANGE, SEASONAL-VARIATIONS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A water surface sampler (WSS) was employed in combination with greased knife-edge surface deposition plates (KSSs) to measure the vapor phase deposition rates of PCBs to the sampler at an urban site, Chicago, IL. This sampler employed a water circulation system that continuously removed deposited PCBs. Total (gas + particle) and particulate PCB fluxes were collected with the WSS and KSSs, respectively. Gas phase PCB fluxes were then calculated by subtracting the KSS fluxes (particulate) from the WSS fluxes (gas + particle). The calculated gas phase PCB fluxes averaged 830 +/- 910 ng m(-2) d(-1). This flux value is, in general, higher than the fluxes determined using simultaneously measured air-water concentrations in natural waters and is in the absorption direction. This difference is primarily because the PCBs were continuously removed from the WSS water keeping the water PCB concentration near zero.