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Field evaluation of the Analyst® passive sampler for the determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in indoor and outdoor ambient air

Florentina Villanueva,*ab   Inmaculada Colmenar,a   Rosanna Mabilia,c   Chiara Scipionic  and  Beatriz Cabañasd  
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a Physical Chemistry Department, Institute for Chemical and Environmental Technology (ITQUIMA), University of Castilla La Mancha, Avda Camilo José Cela s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
E-mail: florentina.vgarcia@uclm.es, inmaculada.colmenar@uclm.es
Tel: +34 926 295300

b Albacete Science & Technology Park, Paseo de la Innovación 1, 02006 Albacete, Spain

c Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo (Rome), Italy
E-mail: mabilia@iia.cnr.it
Tel: +39 069067226

d Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Castilla La Mancha, Avda Camilo José Cela s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
E-mail: beatriz.cabanas@uclm.es
Tel: +34 926 295300

Abstract

The performance of the Analyst® passive sampler for the measurement of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde was assessed in a series of field experiments. It consists of a polyethylene cylinder filled with silica gel or a Florisil® adsorbent and a stainless steel or a silver anti-turbulence net which works as an ozone scrubber. Indoor and outdoor formaldehyde and acetaldehyde concentrations were measured in different locations (offices and rooms of a public building, a car, laboratories and private homes) of Ciudad Real (Spain) and Rome (Italy). In some cases, Radiello® passive samplers were used along with Analyst®, in order to compare and validate the results. The performance of the Analyst® device was also assessed by checking some parameters such as the diffusive sampling rate of acetaldehyde and the storage stability after collection and the self-consistency for both formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. From this work, it can be concluded that the Analyst® sampler is suitable for measuring formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in indoor and outdoor air.

Graphical abstract: Field evaluation of the Analyst® passive sampler for the determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in indoor and outdoor ambient air

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https://doi.org/10.1039/C2AY25978H
Submitted
03 Sep 2012
Accepted
09 Nov 2012
First published
28 Nov 2012
Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 516-524
Article type
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Field evaluation of the Analyst® passive sampler for the determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in indoor and outdoor ambient air

F. Villanueva, I. Colmenar, R. Mabilia, C. Scipioni and B. Cabañas, Anal. Methods, 2013, 5, 516
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25978H

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