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Preliminary trends over ten years of persistent organic pollutants in air: Comparison of two sets of data in the same countries
Örebro University, School of Science and Technology. (MTM Research Centre)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1496-9245
CSIC, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Laboratory of Dioxins, C. Jordi Girona 18-26, E-08034, Barcelona, Spain.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dept. Environment & Health, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2023 (English)In: Chemosphere, ISSN 0045-6535, E-ISSN 1879-1298, Vol. 324, article id 138299Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In two series of ambient air measurement campaigns to support the implementation of the global monitoring plan (GMP) component of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), passive air samplers (PAS) using polyurethane foams were implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). With the same laboratories responsible for the chemical analyses of the different groups of POPs, a total of 423 PUFs were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) including hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); 242 for dioxin-like POPs. For trend analysis, to compare amounts of POPs in the PUFs during the first phase in 2010/2011 and the second phase from 2017 to 2019, only results were assessed that were generated in the same country and for the same POP in both campaigns. Finally, there were 194 PUFs available for OCPs (GMP1 = 67 and GMP2 = 127), 297 for PCB (GMP1 = 103, GMP2 = 194), 158 for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD, PCDF) (GMP1 = 39, GMP2 = 119), and 153 for dl-PCB (GMP1 = 34, GMP2 = 119). Indicator PCB and dioxin-like POP were quantified in all countries at all times; decreases of about 30% based on median values were determined. A 50% increase was found for HCB. By scale, DDT remained with the highest values, although more than 60% decrease was found; mainly due to smaller values in the Pacific Islands. Our assessment showed that on relative scale - per PUF - trend analysis was achieved and that such approach should be undertaken at regular intervals, not necessarily on an annual basis.

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Pergamon Press, 2023. Vol. 324, article id 138299
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National results, Passive air sampling, Stockholm convention on POPs, Time trends
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-104686DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138299ISI: 000951718500001PubMedID: 36871799Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149446677OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-104686DiVA, id: diva2:1741801
Available from: 2023-03-07 Created: 2023-03-07 Last updated: 2023-12-08Bibliographically approved

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