TitlePassive sampling coupled to ultraviolet irradiation: a useful analytical approach for studying oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formation in bioavailable mixtures.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsForsberg ND, O'Connell SG, Allan SE, Anderson KA
JournalEnviron Toxicol Chem
Volume33
Issue1
Pagination177-81
Date Published01/2014
ISSN1552-8618

The authors investigated coupling passive sampling technologies with ultraviolet irradiation experiments to study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and oxygenated PAH transformation processes in real-world bioavailable mixtures. Passive sampling device (PSD) extracts were obtained from coastal waters impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Superfund sites in Portland, Oregon, USA. Oxygenated PAHs were found in the contaminated waters with our PSDs. All mixtures were subsequently exposed to a mild dose of ultraviolet B (UVB). A reduction in PAH levels and simultaneous formation of several oxygenated PAHs were measured. Site-specific differences were observed with UVB-exposed PSD mixtures.
10.1002/etc.2410
Alternate JournalEnviron. Toxicol. Chem.
PubMed ID24123227
PubMed Central IDPMC3963818
Grant ListP30 ES000210 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
P30ES000210 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
P42 ES016465 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
P42 ES016465 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
R21 ES020120 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
R21 ES020120 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
Projects Reference: 
Superfund
LDPE Passive Sampling Devices
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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