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Monitoring and analytics of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in indoor air

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This paper reviews literature information on the behaviour of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment, as well as the most likely emission sources. The consecutive stages of analytical procedures used for monitoring SVOCs in indoor environments are described. The most common approaches used for collecting samples from the gas and particulate phases are mentioned. The paper discusses and compares various types of sorbents and filters applied in dynamic, passive and denudational techniques, as well as the techniques used to liberate the SVOCs, including Soxhlet, sonication and microwave extraction. The main advantages and disadvantages of each technique are discussed, together with possible future trends. The approaches commonly used during the final determination step, such as gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, are presented together with their possible drawbacks, and ways of eliminating them are suggested. The review makes brief reference to the effects of human exposure to SVOCs in house dust and discusses the main aspects of the analytical procedures used to monitor the presence of SVOCs in this medium.

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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY no. 400, pages 1751 - 1769,
ISSN: 1618-2642
Language:
English
Publication year:
2011
Bibliographic description:
Król S., Zabiegała B., Namieśnik J.: Monitoring and analytics of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in indoor air // ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. -Vol. 400, nr. iss. 6 (2011), s.1751-1769
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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