The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research
A simple, cost-effective diffusive sampler is described that is suitable for measuring parts per billion (ppb) levels of ozone and nitrogen oxides. The diffusive sampler makes use of nitrite for ozone determination whereas for nitrogen oxides and nitrogen dioxide an active carbon tissue impregnated...
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| author | Franco De Santis Tuncay Dogeroglu Sabrina Menichelli Caterina Vazzana Ivo Allegrini |
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| description | A simple, cost-effective diffusive sampler is described that is suitable for measuring parts per billion (ppb) levels of ozone and nitrogen oxides. The diffusive sampler makes use of nitrite for ozone determination whereas for nitrogen oxides and nitrogen dioxide an active carbon tissue impregnated with sodium carbonate is used. Nitrate and nitrite, the formation of which is proportional to the pollutant concentration and sampling duration, are the two species analysed, respectively. Diffusion tubes have the advantage of being a low- cost, convenient way of mapping spatial distributions and investigating long-term trends of ozone and nitrogen oxides. The method is extremely useful for assessing long-term concentrations such as the annual mean for nitrogen oxides, as required by the Daughter Directive 1999/30/EC. Field tests to validate the method have been carried out at an urban background location with co-located passive samplers and continuous measurements of O3 and NOx . An application in ecological effects monitoring for ozone is also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-63772d334c4e40c6b6898ec232eac0512025-02-03T05:48:28ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2001-01-01147548210.1100/tsw.2001.81The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects ResearchFranco De Santis0Tuncay Dogeroglu1Sabrina Menichelli2Caterina Vazzana3Ivo Allegrini4CNR-Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, Area della Ricerca di Roma, ItalyCNR-Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, Area della Ricerca di Roma, ItalyCNR-Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, Area della Ricerca di Roma, ItalyCNR-Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, Area della Ricerca di Roma, ItalyCNR-Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, Area della Ricerca di Roma, ItalyA simple, cost-effective diffusive sampler is described that is suitable for measuring parts per billion (ppb) levels of ozone and nitrogen oxides. The diffusive sampler makes use of nitrite for ozone determination whereas for nitrogen oxides and nitrogen dioxide an active carbon tissue impregnated with sodium carbonate is used. Nitrate and nitrite, the formation of which is proportional to the pollutant concentration and sampling duration, are the two species analysed, respectively. Diffusion tubes have the advantage of being a low- cost, convenient way of mapping spatial distributions and investigating long-term trends of ozone and nitrogen oxides. The method is extremely useful for assessing long-term concentrations such as the annual mean for nitrogen oxides, as required by the Daughter Directive 1999/30/EC. Field tests to validate the method have been carried out at an urban background location with co-located passive samplers and continuous measurements of O3 and NOx . An application in ecological effects monitoring for ozone is also presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.81 |
| spellingShingle | Franco De Santis Tuncay Dogeroglu Sabrina Menichelli Caterina Vazzana Ivo Allegrini The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research The Scientific World Journal |
| title | The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research |
| title_full | The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research |
| title_fullStr | The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research |
| title_short | The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research |
| title_sort | use of a new passive sampler for ozone and nitrogen oxides monitoring in ecological effects research |
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