
pmid: 21376441
handle: 20.500.14243/12446 , 10449/20082 , 2158/628003
Observation and characterization of environmental pollution, focussing on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), in a high-risk industrial area, are particularly important in order to provide indications on a safe level of exposure, indicate eventual priorities and advise on policy interventions. The aim of this study is to use the Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) method to measure VOCs, directly coupled with atmospheric measurements taken on a small aircraft environmental platform, to evaluate and locate the presence of VOC emission sources in the Marghera industrial area. Lab analysis of collected SPME fibres and subsequent analysis of mass spectrum and chromatograms in Scan Mode allowed the detection of a wide range of VOCs. The combination of this information during the monitoring campaign allowed a model (Gaussian Plume) to be implemented that estimates the localization of emission sources on the ground.
Environmental pollution; Volatile organic compounds; Gaussian plume model; SPME; Environmental research aircraft, Air Pollutants, Volatile Organic Compounds, 550, Aircraft, Altitude, SPME, Industrial Waste, Environmental pollution, Environmental research aircraft, Gaussian plume model, Volatile organic compounds, Algorithms, Solid Phase Microextraction
Environmental pollution; Volatile organic compounds; Gaussian plume model; SPME; Environmental research aircraft, Air Pollutants, Volatile Organic Compounds, 550, Aircraft, Altitude, SPME, Industrial Waste, Environmental pollution, Environmental research aircraft, Gaussian plume model, Volatile organic compounds, Algorithms, Solid Phase Microextraction
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