Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2011
Keywords
passive aldehyde sampling, intra-urban spatial variation, Restek Allure AK column, exposure misclassification
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.4137/ASWR.S7582
Abstract
Radiello passive diffusive aldehyde samplers were used to measure ambient formaldehyde and acetaldehyde levels, approximately every 0.7 km in a 10 km2 sampling area in Hillsborough County, Florida from January 21 to 28, 2010. Samples were analyzed for aldehyde-DNPH derivatives via high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. Concentrations were compared with values at a regulatory fixed-site monitor. Distribution statistics, concentration ratios, and spatial contours were calculated to investigate spatial variability. Mean aldehyde concentrations were 2.4 and 1.1 μg/m3 for formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, respectively. Observed spatial concentration patterns were similar for both aldehydes and suggest the influence of nearby roadway emissions. Overall, the spatial variation was small, with coefficients of variation of 13% and 22%, respectively. Results here provide methods and data for understanding exposures to aldehydes at high spatial resolution.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Air, Soil and Water Research, v. 4, p. 71-79
Scholar Commons Citation
Evans, Amanda M. and Stuart, Amy L., "A Passive Sampling Study of Small-Scale Variations in Ambient Acetaldehyde and Formaldehyde Concentrations" (2011). Environmental and Occupational Health Faculty Publications. 28.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/eoh_facpub/28
