Measurement of environmental pollutants using passive sampling devices – an updated commentary on the current state of the art

Abstract

The following provides a short overview of the important topics arising from the 6^th International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium (IPSW 2013) held in Bordeaux, France between 26 and 29^th June, 2013. Most of the discussions focussed on monitoring non-polar and polar organic pollutants in water with less coverage on air (probably already seen as a mature technology for this medium) and sediments. The use of passive sampling devices within regulatory water monitoring programmes was also a major theme of the Workshop.