Investigation of non-methane hydrocarbons at a Central Adriatic marine site Mali Lošinj, Croatia

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

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.

• Language: English
• Keywords: non-methane hydrocarbons, multisorbent tubes sampling, thermal desorption, gas chromatography flame ionization detector, ozone
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FKKT - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: 14 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 11, iss. 6, art. 651
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-133865
• ISSN on article: 2073-4433
• DOI: 10.3390/atmos11060651
• COBISS.SI-ID: 107542531
• Publication date in RUL: 17.12.2021

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Atmosphere
• Shortened title: Atmosphere
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2073-4433
• COBISS.SI-ID: 522992153

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• Licensing start date: 18.06.2020

Projects

• Funder: MZOS - Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
• Project number: 0098030

• Funder: MZOS - Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
• Project number: 098-0982915-2947
• Name: Measurement and effect of atmospheric oxidants