Monitoring of Aquatic Environments Using Passive Samplers

Abstract

A review is given on the development of passive samplers for aquatic environments. Passive samplers that are simple and easy to use and with minimal consumption of organic solvents to desorb the analytes from the trapping media are focused. New developments in quality assurance procedures are highlighted.

Synthesizing the impact of sea-dumped munition and related chemicals on humans and the environment

“…Passive sampling devices, however, have emerged as a promising tool. These devices contain a sorption medium able to capture pollutants by simple diffusion, driven by a difference in chemical potentials of the analyte between the receiving phase and the external environment (Górecki and Namienik, 2002;Chimuka, Cukrowska and Tutu, 2008). Passive samplers (1) require reduced effort for deployment, retrieval and sample processing and allows prolonged storage under cooled conditions before analysis, (2) can detect episodic events giving a more representative picture of the contaminants present in the water column, and (3) can detect ultra-trace contaminant concentrations due to the ability to sample large water volumes and in situ pre-concentrations, resulting in increased method sensitivity (Vanryckeghem, 2020).…”

Analysis of a Passive Sampling Device to Assess the Behavior of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Sediments

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of POCIS to measure PFAS concentrations in saturated porous media. Despite the previous focus of the POCIS sampler on integrative sampling (Alvarez, 1999; Chimuka et al, 2008; Harman et al, 2012), it is fundamentally possible to apply this system for passive sampling in sediments, provided that a method is developed to understand contaminant accumulation. This extension of POCIS to sediment porewater sampling, therefore, requires reexamining its underlying transport mechanisms.…”