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Evaluation of an Ammonia Passive Sampler Using Chamber System

  • Yim, Bong-Been (R&D Center, Envors Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Tae (Department of Environmental and Life Engineering, College of Engineering, Daejeon University)
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of a passive sampler in measuring atmospheric ammonia concentrations using chamber system. The ability of the passive sampler to quantitatively determine atmospheric ammonia gas was almost identical to that of the reference method (indophenol method). There was no significant difference between concentrations measured by the two methods. The detection and quantification limits of the ammonia passive sampler were 16.9 ppb and 25.3 ppb, respectively, for a 24-h sampling period. The average coefficient of variation between replicated samplers was $6.7{\pm}4.2%$. The concentrations measured by the two methods (passive sampler and indophenol method) were no significant difference with good a correlation (correlation coefficient=0.964).

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