TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of XAD-2 resin-based passive samplers and SPME-GC-MS/MS analysis for the monitoring of spatial and temporal variations of atmospheric pesticides in Luxembourg
AU - Schummer, Claude
AU - Tuduri, Ludovic
AU - Briand, Olivier
AU - Appenzeller, Brice M.
AU - Millet, Maurice
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Jean-Sébastien Gyss and Anthony Jacquin for their help with the development of the method. Furthermore, the authors would like to thank the National Research Fund of Luxembourg for the Ph-D grant of Claude Schummer and the ANSES (formerly AFSSET) for their funding of the present research.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Passive air sampling has been shown to be a very interesting alternative to high-volume sampling by overcoming its disadvantages (size, weight, expensiveness). However, to date, only limited data is available about passive air sampling of current-use pesticides. In order to test if passive samplers allow monitoring of spatial and temporal variations of atmospheric pesticide concentrations, five XAD-2-resin based passive air samplers were deployed at five locations in Luxembourg. Samplers were analyzed using accelerated solvent extraction coupled to solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Collected data was used to study the spatial and temporal variations of the concentrations of the compounds. Twenty two pesticides were detected between March and October, while no pesticides were detected from November to February. Highest concentrations were measured on the rural sites, suggesting that the used XAD-2 resin-based passive samplers allow the simultaneous monitoring of multiple current-use pesticides and identifying spatial and temporal variations.
AB - Passive air sampling has been shown to be a very interesting alternative to high-volume sampling by overcoming its disadvantages (size, weight, expensiveness). However, to date, only limited data is available about passive air sampling of current-use pesticides. In order to test if passive samplers allow monitoring of spatial and temporal variations of atmospheric pesticide concentrations, five XAD-2-resin based passive air samplers were deployed at five locations in Luxembourg. Samplers were analyzed using accelerated solvent extraction coupled to solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Collected data was used to study the spatial and temporal variations of the concentrations of the compounds. Twenty two pesticides were detected between March and October, while no pesticides were detected from November to February. Highest concentrations were measured on the rural sites, suggesting that the used XAD-2 resin-based passive samplers allow the simultaneous monitoring of multiple current-use pesticides and identifying spatial and temporal variations.
KW - ASE
KW - Current-use pesticides
KW - GC-MS/MS
KW - SPME
KW - XAD-2 passive samplers
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.05.025
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.05.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 22771355
AN - SCOPUS:84863499065
SN - 0269-7491
VL - 170
SP - 88
EP - 94
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
ER -