Concentrations and gas-particle partitioning of PCDD/Fs in the urban air of Dalian, China

PCDD/Fs in the urban air of Dalian,China were monitored with high-volume active sampler from November 2009 to October 2010.The concentration of Cl 4-8 DD/Fs ranged from 3065 to 49538 fg m-3,with an average of 10249 fg m-3.The international toxic equivalents(I-TEQ) value of that was 61.8 1182 fg m-3,with an average of 235 fg m-3,which was comparable to those in the other urban locations around the world.It was found that the Cl 4 8 DD/Fs appeared to be present mainly in the particle phase during winter,spring and autumn,while during summer which were dominantly in gas phase.The ratio of Cl 4-8 DD/Fs present in particle phase increased with the increasing level of chlorination.The concentrations of PCDFs and PCDDs decreased with the increase of chlorinated level,while the concentrations of 2,3,7,8-PCDDs congeners increased with the increase of chlorination level.The homolog profiles of the concentrations of PCDFs presented were higher than those of the PCDDs,which indicated the PCDD/Fs pollution source of the air in Dalian was characteristic for thermal source pollution.The correlation analysis of meteorological parameters with the concentrations of Cl 4-8 CDD/Fs was conducted using SPSS packages,and it was found that the ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure were important factors influence the concentration of PCDD/Fs in the air.The respiratory risk and intake dioxins of the residents around the sampling sites were studied in the paper.It was found that Junge-Pankow model was much more accurate in predicting the gas-particle partitioning behavior of PCDD/Fs homologues during winter,while the Harner-Bidleman model shows better agreement with the measured data during winter and summer.     

Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in the urban air of Dalian,China with semipermeable membrane devices

The concentrations of 28 organochlorine pesti- cides （OCPs） in the urban air of Dalian, China were measured using semipermeable membrane devices （SPMDs） for the first time. Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane （α-HCH）, β-HCH, pentachlorobenzene （PentCB）, hexachlorobenzene （HexCB）, 4,4＇-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane （4,4＇-DDT）, 4,4＇- dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene, endosulfan-I and endosul- fan-Ⅱ were the predominant OCPs in the urban air of Dalian. The concentration of OCPs sequestrated by SPMDs （CSPMD） ranged from undetected to 56,772 pg SPMD-1 and had a linear correlation with the reciprocal of the average ambient atmospheric temperature （1/T）. The CSPMD of PentCB and HexCB had negative correlations with T, whereas the other detected OCPs had a positive correlation. The source of HCHs, DDTs, HexCB, PentCB, chlordane, and endosulfan in the air were also evaluated. The OCPs in the urban air of Dalian could be attributed to the seasonal usage of pesticides,combustion, volatilization of aged OCPs from soil, water, plants, and long-range atmospheric transport.