Configurations and calibration methods for passive sampling techniques
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Calibrated Passive Sampling - Multi-plot Field Measurements of NH3 Emissions with a Combination of Dynamic Tube Method and Passive Samplers
Published on: March 21, 2016
Gangfeng Ouyang1, Janusz Pawliszyn
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China. cesoygf@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Abstract:
Passive sampling technology has developed very quickly in the past 15 years, and is widely used for the monitoring of pollutants in different environments. The design and quantification of passive sampling devices require an appropriate calibration method. Current calibration methods that exist for passive sampling, including equilibrium extraction, linear uptake, and kinetic calibration, are presented in this review. A number of state-of-the-art passive sampling devices that can be used for aqueous and air monitoring are introduced according to their calibration methods.
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