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Volatile Profiles of Emissions from Different Activities Analyzed Using Canister Samplers and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Analysis: A Case Study
Santino OrecchioMichele FioreGabriele VaraSalvatore Barrecasubject
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencescanisterHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:Medicine010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesEthylbenzenePalermoArticleGas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometrychemistry.chemical_compoundPropaneCitiesBenzeneindoor0105 earth and related environmental sciencesvolatile organic compounds (VOCs)Air PollutantsVolatile Organic Compoundscanister; indoor; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); PalermoAtmospherelcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthButaneToluenePentaneIsopentanechemistryItalyEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceGas chromatography–mass spectrometryEnvironmental Monitoringdescription
The objective of present study was to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from several sources (fuels, traffic, landfills, coffee roasting, a street-food laboratory, building work, indoor use of incense and candles, a dental laboratory, etc.) located in Palermo (Italy) by using canister autosamplers and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. In this study, 181 VOCs were monitored. In the atmosphere of Palermo city, propane, butane, isopentane, methyl pentane, hexane, benzene, toluene, meta- and para-xylene, 1,2,4 trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5 trimethyl benzene, ethylbenzene, 4 ethyl toluene and heptane were identified and quantified in all sampling sites.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |