Volatile Profiles of Emissions from Different Activities Analyzed Using Canister Samplers and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Analysis: A Case Study

Santino Orecchio, Michele Fiore, Salvatore Barreca and Gabriele Vara
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Santino Orecchio: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche. Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Michele Fiore: Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente della Sicilia, Corso Calatafimi 219, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Salvatore Barreca: Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente della Lombardia, 20100 Milano, Italy
Gabriele Vara: Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente della Sicilia, Corso Calatafimi 219, 90129 Palermo, Italy

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: The objective of present study was to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from several sources (fuels, traffic, landfills, coffee roasting, a street-food laboratory, building work, indoor use of incense and candles, a dental laboratory, etc.) located in Palermo (Italy) by using canister autosamplers and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. In this study, 181 VOCs were monitored. In the atmosphere of Palermo city, propane, butane, isopentane, methyl pentane, hexane, benzene, toluene, meta- and para-xylene, 1,2,4 trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5 trimethyl benzene, ethylbenzene, 4 ethyl toluene and heptane were identified and quantified in all sampling sites.

Keywords: canister; indoor; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); Palermo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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