Evaluation of an organic automated rain sampler / W.M.J. Strachan and H. Huneault. : En36-503/128E-PDF

"An automated rain sampler has been designed, built and evaluated as a collecting device for persistent organic chemicals in rain. It consists of a large Teflon-coated funnel (0.209 m²) with an automated lid and a Teflon column containing XAD-2 or XAD-7 resin. The sampler was tested for recoveries and field precision with a number of organochlorine substances and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) frequently found at the nanogram per litre level in rain. Recoveries averaged 86% and the mean coefficient of variation for αz-BHC, lindane and PCB's was 33% under field conditions where samples of 0.4-22 L of rain were collected. The sampler is recommended for use in network sampling for these persistent organic compounds"--Abstract, p. v.

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Renseignements sur la publication
Ministère/Organisme Canada. Environment Canada.
Canada. Inland Waters Directorate.
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Titre Evaluation of an organic automated rain sampler / W.M.J. Strachan and H. Huneault.
Titre de la série Technical bulletin ; no. 128
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Autres langues publiées [Français]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Issued also in French under title: Évaluation d'un collecteur automatique de pluie et de ses constituants organiques.
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes abstract in French.
Information sur la publication Burlington, Ont. : National Water Research Institute, Inland Waters Directorate, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 1982, c1983.
Auteur / Contributeur Strachan, W. M. J. (William Michael John), 1937-
Huneault, H.
Description v, 5 p. : ill.
Numéro de catalogue
  • En36-503/128E-PDF
Descripteurs Rain gauges
Air pollution
Measurement
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