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dc.titleOrganochlorine compounds in the marine atmosphere of Singapore
dc.contributor.authorWurl, O.
dc.contributor.authorObbard, J.P.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-09T06:56:45Z
dc.date.available2014-10-09T06:56:45Z
dc.date.issued2005-12
dc.identifier.citationWurl, O., Obbard, J.P. (2005-12). Organochlorine compounds in the marine atmosphere of Singapore. Atmospheric Environment 39 (38) : 7207-7216. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.001
dc.identifier.issn13522310
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/89696
dc.description.abstractOrganochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were quantified in high-volume air samples collected on polyurethane foam (PUF) over the sea surface of Singapore during the summer monsoon period of 2004. A novel and quality assured microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) procedure for PUF was developed as an alternative to conventional Soxhlet extraction for the analysis of organochlorine compounds (OCs). Average concentrations of ΣPCBs, ΣHCHs and ΣDDTs in air samples were 32, 311 and 8 pg m-3, respectively. Overall, a decline in the ocean atmospheric concentration of DDTs was noted relative to data obtained from the early 1990s, but current data are in a similar range for HCH and PCBs. Levels of OCs in the equatorial atmosphere were compared to equivalent data from temperate regions available in the literature. On a global scale, the levels of DDTs and PCBs in the atmosphere of Singapore are low, but moderate for HCHs. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.description.urihttp://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.001
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAir pollution
dc.subjectMicrowave-accelerated extraction
dc.subjectOrganochlorine pesticides
dc.subjectPolychlorinated biphenyls
dc.subjectPolyurethane foam
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentCHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
dc.description.doi10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.001
dc.description.sourcetitleAtmospheric Environment
dc.description.volume39
dc.description.issue38
dc.description.page7207-7216
dc.description.codenAENVE
dc.identifier.isiut000233671700001
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