Investigation of non-methane hydrocarbons at a central adriatic marine site Mali Lošinj, Croatia

Glenda Herjavić (Author), Brunislav Matasović (Author), Gregor Arh (Author), Elvira Kovač-Andrić (Author)

Abstract

For the first time, volatile hydrocarbons were measured in Croatia, at Mali Lošinj in the period from autumn 2004 to autumn 2005. Mali Lošinj site is conveniently located as a gateway to Croatia for any potential pollution from either Po valley in Italy, or other locations in southern Europe or even Africa. The sampling was performed on multisorbent tubes and then analyzed by thermal desorption gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector. The aim was to determine and estimate the non-methane hydrocarbons in Mali Lošinj, a location with Mediterranean vegetation and species which emit large quantities of volatile organic compounds. Ozone volume fraction and meteorological parameters were also continuously measured, from April to October 2005. Ethane, ethene, ethyne, propane, propene, n-pentane, n-hexane, benzene and toluene were identified in all air samples. Benzene and toluene have been found in ambient air and significant positive correlations between ethyne and ethane, propane and propene indicate emissions from transport.

Keywords

ogljikovodiki brez metana;vzorčenje večsorbentnih cevi;toplotna desorpcija;plinska kromatografija s plamenskim ionizacijskim detektorjem;ozon;non-methane hydrocarbons;multisorbent tubes sampling;thermal desorption;gas chromatography flame ionization detector;ozone;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2020
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FKKT - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
UDC:	543.544.3:502.3./.7
COBISS:	107542531
ISSN:	2073-4433
Views:	160
Downloads:	68
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Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 1-14
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ11
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ6
Chronology:	15. Apr. 2020
DOI:	10.3390/atmos11060651
ID:	14047830