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The home-made in situ passive flux sampler for the measurement of monoterpene emission flux: preliminary studies

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The paper presents the construction and metrological characteristics of the home-made in situ passive flux sampler, an analytical tool representing small-scale emission chambers working in situ and passively sampling analytes from the gaseous phase. The sorption element was a cylindrical container made of stainless steel net, packed with a carbon sorbent bed-graphitized charcoal, Carbograph 4 (35/50 mesh). The recommended working/exposure time of the constructed passive device was determined by carrying out model tests in the laboratory. In addition, a preliminary study was conducted to determine the rate of the emission flux of selected monoterpenes released from the surface of wood-based indoor materials (laminated chipboard) used in residential areas.

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The study was funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education under the “Iuventus Plus” programme for the years 2015–2017, project no. IP2014 028373.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland

    Mariusz Marć, Jacek Namieśnik & Bożena Zabiegała

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Marć, M., Namieśnik, J. & Zabiegała, B. The home-made in situ passive flux sampler for the measurement of monoterpene emission flux: preliminary studies. Anal Bioanal Chem 407, 6879–6884 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-8859-z

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