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. 2016 Aug 3:(114):54053.
doi: 10.3791/54053.

Characterization and Application of Passive Samplers for Monitoring of Pesticides in Water

Lutz Ahrens  1 , Atlasi Daneshvar  2 , Anna E Lau  2 , Jenny Kreuger  2
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Characterization and Application of Passive Samplers for Monitoring of Pesticides in Water

Lutz Ahrens et al. J Vis Exp. .

Abstract

Five different water passive samplers were calibrated under laboratory conditions for measurement of 124 legacy and current used pesticides. This study provides a protocol for the passive sampler preparation, calibration, extraction method and instrumental analysis. Sampling rates (RS) and passive sampler-water partition coefficients (KPW) were calculated for silicone rubber, polar organic chemical integrative sampler POCIS-A, POCIS-B, SDB-RPS and C18 disk. The uptake of the selected compounds depended on their physicochemical properties, i.e., silicone rubber showed a better uptake for more hydrophobic compounds (log octanol-water partition coefficient (KOW) > 5.3), whereas POCIS-A, POCIS-B and SDB-RPS disk were more suitable for hydrophilic compounds (log KOW < 0.70).

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