The determination of terpenes in forest air
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Monoterpene emissions are an important source of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. An analytical method was developed and validated to determine the monoterpene concentrations at different heights above the canopy of a forest. The method focused on α- and β-pinene, 3-carene and limonene. The detection limits for these compounds were ca. 0.05 ng and the repeatability ca. 5% (with the exception of limonene which showed a repeatability of ca. 15%). The breakthrough volumes for all four terpenes were > 3 @?. The presence of realistic concentrations of O3, NO2 and H2O during sampling resulted in a decrease of 10-50% of the amounts of recovered terpenes. The method was used in a pilot experiment to determine the concentrations of the monoterpenes at different heights above a pine forest. The concentrations of the measured terpenes varied from < 0.05 to 1.6 ng @?-1, with α- and β-pinene being the most prominent. A concentration gradient could be determined for α- and β-pinene and 3-carene.
Monoterpene emissions are an important source of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. An analytical method was developed and validated to determine the monoterpene concentrations at different heights above the canopy of a forest. The method focused on α- and β-pinene, 3-carene and limonene. The detection limits for these compounds were ca. 0.05 ng and the repeatability ca. 5% (with the exception of limonene which showed a repeatability of ca. 15%). The breakthrough volumes for all four terpenes were >3 l. The presence of realistic concentrations of O3, NO2 and H2O during sampling resulted in a decrease of 10-50% of the amounts of recovered terpenes. The method was used in a pilot experiment to determine the concentrations of the monoterpenes at different heights above a pine forest. The concentrations of the measured terpenes varied from >0.05 to 1.6 ng l-1, with α- and β-pinene being the most prominent. A concentration gradient could be determined for α- and β-pinene and 3-carene.
Monoterpene emissions are an important source of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. An analytical method was developed and validated to determine the monoterpene concentrations at different heights above the canopy of a forest. The method focused on α- and β-pinene, 3-carene and limonene. The detection limits for these compounds were ca. 0.05 ng and the repeatability ca. 5% (with the exception of limonene which showed a repeatability of ca. 15%). The breakthrough volumes for all four terpenes were >3 l. The presence of realistic concentrations of O3, NO2 and H2O during sampling resulted in a decrease of 10-50% of the amounts of recovered terpenes. The method was used in a pilot experiment to determine the concentrations of the monoterpenes at different heights above a pine forest. The concentrations of the measured terpenes varied from >0.05 to 1.6 ng l-1, with α- and β-pinene being the most prominent. A concentration gradient could be determined for α- and β-pinene and 3-carene.
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α-pineneβ-pinene3-careneAnalysisArtifactsLimoneneMonoterpenesTerpenic concentration gradientHydrocarbonsNitrogen oxidesOzonePlants (botany)SamplingWaterForest airMonoterpenesTerpenic concentration gradientAtmospheric compositionhydrocarbonlimoneneterpeneair monitoringair pollutionanalytic methodarticleconcentrationforestpriority journalanalytical methodforest airhydrocarbonmeasurementmonoterpeneterpene
TNO Identifier
232652
ISSN
13522310
Source
Atmospheric Environment, 28(15), pp. 2413-2419.
Pages
2413-2419
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