Applications for Passive Sampling of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Water—A Review

Guidelines for passive sampling of hydrophobic contaminants in water using silicone rubber samplers

Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: State of the science for organic contaminants

This manuscript surveys the literature on passive sampler methods (PSMs) used in contaminated sediments to assess the chemical activity of organic contaminants. The chemical activity in turn dictates the reactivity and bioavailability of contaminants in sediment. Approaches to measure specific binding of compounds to sediment components, for example, amorphous carbon or specific types of reduce...

Advancing passive sampling of contaminants in environmental science.

Assessing organic contaminants in fish: comparison of a nonlethal tissue sampling technique to mobile and stationary passive sampling devices.

As concerns mount over the human health risks associated with consumption of fish contaminated with persistent organic pollutants, there exists a need to better evaluate fish body burdens without lethally sampling many of the important commercial and sport species of interest. The aim of this study was to investigate two novel methods for estimating organic contaminants in fish that are a conce...

A passive sampler based on solid-phase microextraction for quantifying hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediment pore water.

Sediment-quality assessment often is hindered by the lack of agreement between chemical and biological lines of evidence. One limitation is that the bulk sediment toxicant concentration, the most widely used chemical parameter, does not always represent the bioavailable concentration, particularly for hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in highly contaminated sediments. In the present study, w...