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BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ

Year 2017, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 225 - 234, 31.12.2017
https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.327873

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, trafiğin yoğun olduğu bir bölge
olan Bursa Test ve Analiz Laboratuvarı’nda (BUTAL) Haziran 2008-Haziran 2009
tarihleri arasında pasif hava örnekleyici kullanılarak PUF Disk, XAD-2 Reçine
ve Saf su medyalarında PCB’lerin konsantrasyon değerleri tespit
edilmiştir.  Bu kapsamda bir yıl boyunca
bir aylık örnekleme periyotlarında hava örnekleri toplanmıştır. Ortalama
atmosferik Ʃ61PCB konsantrasyonları PUF Disk, XAD-2 Reçine ve Saf su
medyalarında sırasıyla 89±71, 56±92, 
32±25 pg/m3 değerlerini almıştır. Ayrıca tüm medyalarda elde
edilen PCB konsantrasyonlarının mevsimsel dağılımları yaz, sonbahar, kış ve
ilkbahar mevsimlerinde sırasıyla, PUF Disk medyasında 146±93, 104±53, 40±19 ve
46, ±19 pg/m3
XAD-2 reçine medyasında 118±147, 15±6, 13±5 ve 56±53 pg/m3 ve son olarak Saf Su medyasında 34±37, 36±25, 35±24 ve 39±28
pg/m3 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Tüm medyalarda 3- ve 4- klorobifeniller
(CB’ler) baskın homolog grup olarak bulunmuştur.  Bu değerler daha önce benzer özelliğe sahip
bölgelerde ve medyalarda yapılmış olan çalışmalarla benzerlik göstermektedir. 

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  • Batang, Z.B., Alikunhi, N., Gochfeld, M., Burger, J., Al-Jahdali, R., Al-Jahdali, H., Aziz, M.A.M., Al-Jebreen, D., Al-Suwailem, A. (2016) Congener-specific levels and patterns of polychlorinated biphenyls in edible fish tissue from the central Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, Science of The Total Environment, 572, 915-925. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.207
  • Bozlaker, A., Odabaşı, M., Müezzinoğlu, A. (2008) Dry deposition and soil-air gas exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in an industrial area, Environmental Pollution, 156, 784-793. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.008
  • Chalavi, V., Zareh, S. (2017) Genetic engineering of rose scented geranium wıth bacterial genes for phytoremedistion of polychlorinated biphenyld, Agricultural&Forestry, 63(1), 35-40. doi: 10.17707/AgricultForest.63.1.04.
  • Chen, L., Yang, Y., Chen, J., Gao, S., Qi, S., Sun, C., Shen, Z. (2017) Spatial-temporal variability and transportation mechanism of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Yangtze River Estuary, Science of the Total Environment, 598(2017), 12-20. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.069
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  • Estoppey, N., Schopfer, A., Omlin, J., Esseiva, P., Vermeirssen, E.L.M., Delemont, O., Alencastro, L.F. (2014) Effect of water velocity on the uptake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by silicone rubber (SR) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) passive samplers: An assessment of the efficiency of performance reference compounds (PRCs) in river-like flow conditions, Science of the Total Environment, 499(2014), 319-326. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.047
  • Francisco, A.P., Nardocci, A.C., Tominaga, M.Y., Silva, C.R., Assunçao, J.V. (2017) Spatial and seasonal trends of polychlorinated dioxins, furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in air using passive and active samplers and inhalation risk assessment, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 8(2017), 979-987. doi: 10.1016/j.apr.2017.03.007
  • Hogarh, J.N., Seike, N., Kobara, Y., Masunaga, S. (2013) Seasonal variation of atmospheric polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated naphthalenes in Japan, Atmospheric Environment, 80, 275-280. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.076
  • Hong, Y., Chen, J., Zhang, F., Zhang, H., Xu, L., Yin, L., Chen, Y. (2015) Effects of urbanization on gaseous and particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in a coastal city, China: levels, sources, and health risks, Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2015(22), 14919-14931. doi:10.1007/s11356-015-4616-2
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  • Odabaşı, M., Çetin, B., Demircioğlu, E., Sofuoğlu, A. (2008) Air-water exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) at a coastal site in İzmir Bay, Turkey, Marine Chemistry, 109(1-2), 115-129. doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.01.001
  • Raffetti, E., Speziani, F., Donato, F., Leonardi, L., Orizio, G., Scarcella, C., Apostoli, P., Magoni, M. (2017) Temporal trends of polychlorinated biphenyls serum levels in subjectsliving in a highly polluted area from 2003 to 2015: a follow-up study, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220(2017), 461-467. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.01.002
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  • Sakın, A.E., Esen, F., Taşdemir, Y. (2017) Effects of sampling interval on the passive air sampling of atmospheric PCBs levels, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 52(7), 673-679. doi:10.1080/10934529.2017.1297148
  • Scinicariello, E., Buser, M.C. (2015) Polychlorinated biphenyls and leukocyte telomere length: an analysis of NHANES 1999–2002, EbioMedicine, 2, 1974-1979. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.11.028
  • Shaban, Y.A., Sayed, M.E., Maradny, A.A.E., Farawati, R.K., Zobidi, M.I.A., Khan, S.U.M. (2016) Laboratory and pilot-plant scale hotocatalytic degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in seawater using cm-n-tio2 nanoparticles, International Journal of Photoenergy, 2016, 1-7. doi:10.1155/2016/8471960
  • Taşdemir, Y., Esen, P. (2007) Urban air PAHs: concentrations, temporal changes and gas/particle partitioning at a trafficked site in Turkey, Atmospheric Research, 84, 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.04.003
  • Tombesi, N., Pozo, K., Harner, T. (2014) Persistent organic pollutants (pops) in the atmosphere of agricultural and urban areas in the province of buenos aires in argentina using puf disk passive air samplers, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 5(2), 170-178. doi:10.5094/APR.2014.021
  • Zhang, L., Dong, L., Yang, W., Zhou, L., Shi, S., Zhang, X., Niu, S., Li, L., Wu, Z., Huang, Y. (2013) Passive air sampling of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in the Yangtze River Delta, China: concantrations, distributions, and cancer risk assessment, Environmental Pollution,181, 159-166. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.033
  • Ziegler, S., Schettgen, T., Beier, F., Wilop, S., Quinete, N., Esser, A., Masouleh, B.K., Ferreira, M.S.V., Vankann, L., Uciechowski, P., Rink, L., Kraus, T., Brümmendorf, T.H., Ziegler, P. (2017) Accelerated telomere shortening in peripheral blood lymphocytes after occupational polychlorinated biphenyls exposure, Archives of Toxicology, 91(1), 289-300. doi:10.1007/s00204-016-1725-8

Seasonal determination of the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using a passive air sampler in a region where traffic is intense in Bursa

Year 2017, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 225 - 234, 31.12.2017
https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.327873

Abstract

In this study,
the concentrations of PCBs were determined with PUF disk, XAD-2 Resin and Pure
Water media using passive air sampler between June 2008 and June 2009 in the
Bursa Test and Analysis Laboratory (BUTAL) which is an area with high traffic.
The mean atmospheric Σ61PCB concentrations were
89±71,
56±92, 32±25
pg / m3
in the PUF disk, XAD-2 Resin and Pure Water media, respectively.
In addition, the seasonal distributions of PCB concentrations in all
media for summer, autumn, winter and spring seasons
calculated as in the PUF Disc media 146±93,
104±53, 40±19
and 46,
±19 pg/m3
  in the XAD-2 resin media 118±147,
15±6, 13±5 and 56±53 pg/m3
and finally in the Pure Water media 34±37,
36±25, 35±24 and 39±28 pg/m3
, respectively. 3- and 4- chlorobiphenlys (CBs) was the dominant
homolog group in all medias.  These
values are similar to those previously reported in similar regions and in
media.

References

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  • Aşkın,B., Kurt-Karakuş, P.B., Alegria, H., Güngörmüş, E., Çelik, H., Çiçek, T., Güven, E.C. (2017) Polyurethane foam (PUF) disk passive air samplers derived polychlorinated biphelys (PCBs) concentrations in the ambient air of Bursa-Turkey: Spatial and temporal variations and health risk assessment, Chemosphere, 168, 1345-1355. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.124
  • Batang, Z.B., Alikunhi, N., Gochfeld, M., Burger, J., Al-Jahdali, R., Al-Jahdali, H., Aziz, M.A.M., Al-Jebreen, D., Al-Suwailem, A. (2016) Congener-specific levels and patterns of polychlorinated biphenyls in edible fish tissue from the central Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, Science of The Total Environment, 572, 915-925. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.207
  • Bozlaker, A., Odabaşı, M., Müezzinoğlu, A. (2008) Dry deposition and soil-air gas exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in an industrial area, Environmental Pollution, 156, 784-793. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.008
  • Chalavi, V., Zareh, S. (2017) Genetic engineering of rose scented geranium wıth bacterial genes for phytoremedistion of polychlorinated biphenyld, Agricultural&Forestry, 63(1), 35-40. doi: 10.17707/AgricultForest.63.1.04.
  • Chen, L., Yang, Y., Chen, J., Gao, S., Qi, S., Sun, C., Shen, Z. (2017) Spatial-temporal variability and transportation mechanism of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Yangtze River Estuary, Science of the Total Environment, 598(2017), 12-20. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.069
  • Çetin, B., Yatkin, S., Bayram, A., Odabaşı, M. (2007) Ambient concentrations and source apportionment of PCBs and trace elements around an industrial area in İzmir, Turkey, Chemosphere, 69, 1267-1277. doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.064
  • Estoppey, N., Schopfer, A., Omlin, J., Esseiva, P., Vermeirssen, E.L.M., Delemont, O., Alencastro, L.F. (2014) Effect of water velocity on the uptake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by silicone rubber (SR) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) passive samplers: An assessment of the efficiency of performance reference compounds (PRCs) in river-like flow conditions, Science of the Total Environment, 499(2014), 319-326. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.047
  • Francisco, A.P., Nardocci, A.C., Tominaga, M.Y., Silva, C.R., Assunçao, J.V. (2017) Spatial and seasonal trends of polychlorinated dioxins, furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in air using passive and active samplers and inhalation risk assessment, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 8(2017), 979-987. doi: 10.1016/j.apr.2017.03.007
  • Hogarh, J.N., Seike, N., Kobara, Y., Masunaga, S. (2013) Seasonal variation of atmospheric polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated naphthalenes in Japan, Atmospheric Environment, 80, 275-280. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.076
  • Hong, Y., Chen, J., Zhang, F., Zhang, H., Xu, L., Yin, L., Chen, Y. (2015) Effects of urbanization on gaseous and particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in a coastal city, China: levels, sources, and health risks, Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2015(22), 14919-14931. doi:10.1007/s11356-015-4616-2
  • IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) (2015) Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenlys, http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol107.
  • Kim, L., Jeon, J-W., Son, J.Y., Park, M-K., Kim, C-S., Jeon, H-J., Nam, T-H., Kim, K., Park, B-J., Choi, S-D., Lee, S-E. (2017) Monitoring and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in agricultural soil from two ındustrialized areas, Environ Geochem Health, 39(2), 279-291. doi: 10.1007/s10653-017-9920-y
  • Kuzu, S.L., Saral, A., Güneş, G, Karadeniz, A. (2016) Evaluation of backround soil and air polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations on a hill at the outskirts of a metropolitan city, Chemosphere, 154, 79-89. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.095
  • Odabaşı, M., Çetin, B., Demircioğlu, E., Sofuoğlu, A. (2008) Air-water exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) at a coastal site in İzmir Bay, Turkey, Marine Chemistry, 109(1-2), 115-129. doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.01.001
  • Raffetti, E., Speziani, F., Donato, F., Leonardi, L., Orizio, G., Scarcella, C., Apostoli, P., Magoni, M. (2017) Temporal trends of polychlorinated biphenyls serum levels in subjectsliving in a highly polluted area from 2003 to 2015: a follow-up study, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220(2017), 461-467. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.01.002
  • Sakın, A.E. (2015) Bursa’da yarıkırsal bir bölgede poliklorlu bifenillerin (PCB’ler) farklı örnekleyiciler kullanılarak örneklenmesi, Yüksek Lisans Tezi, U.Ü. Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Bursa.
  • Sakın, A.E., Esen, F., Taşdemir, Y. (2017) Effects of sampling interval on the passive air sampling of atmospheric PCBs levels, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 52(7), 673-679. doi:10.1080/10934529.2017.1297148
  • Scinicariello, E., Buser, M.C. (2015) Polychlorinated biphenyls and leukocyte telomere length: an analysis of NHANES 1999–2002, EbioMedicine, 2, 1974-1979. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.11.028
  • Shaban, Y.A., Sayed, M.E., Maradny, A.A.E., Farawati, R.K., Zobidi, M.I.A., Khan, S.U.M. (2016) Laboratory and pilot-plant scale hotocatalytic degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in seawater using cm-n-tio2 nanoparticles, International Journal of Photoenergy, 2016, 1-7. doi:10.1155/2016/8471960
  • Taşdemir, Y., Esen, P. (2007) Urban air PAHs: concentrations, temporal changes and gas/particle partitioning at a trafficked site in Turkey, Atmospheric Research, 84, 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.04.003
  • Tombesi, N., Pozo, K., Harner, T. (2014) Persistent organic pollutants (pops) in the atmosphere of agricultural and urban areas in the province of buenos aires in argentina using puf disk passive air samplers, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 5(2), 170-178. doi:10.5094/APR.2014.021
  • Zhang, L., Dong, L., Yang, W., Zhou, L., Shi, S., Zhang, X., Niu, S., Li, L., Wu, Z., Huang, Y. (2013) Passive air sampling of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in the Yangtze River Delta, China: concantrations, distributions, and cancer risk assessment, Environmental Pollution,181, 159-166. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.033
  • Ziegler, S., Schettgen, T., Beier, F., Wilop, S., Quinete, N., Esser, A., Masouleh, B.K., Ferreira, M.S.V., Vankann, L., Uciechowski, P., Rink, L., Kraus, T., Brümmendorf, T.H., Ziegler, P. (2017) Accelerated telomere shortening in peripheral blood lymphocytes after occupational polychlorinated biphenyls exposure, Archives of Toxicology, 91(1), 289-300. doi:10.1007/s00204-016-1725-8
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Subjects Engineering
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Fatma Esen

Ahmet Egemen Sakın This is me

Mehmet Ferhat Sari This is me

Publication Date December 31, 2017
Submission Date July 11, 2017
Acceptance Date December 22, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 22 Issue: 3

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APA Esen, F., Sakın, A. E., & Sari, M. F. (2017). BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(3), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.327873
AMA Esen F, Sakın AE, Sari MF. BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ. UUJFE. December 2017;22(3):225-234. doi:10.17482/uumfd.327873
Chicago Esen, Fatma, Ahmet Egemen Sakın, and Mehmet Ferhat Sari. “BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 22, no. 3 (December 2017): 225-34. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.327873.
EndNote Esen F, Sakın AE, Sari MF (December 1, 2017) BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 22 3 225–234.
IEEE F. Esen, A. E. Sakın, and M. F. Sari, “BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ”, UUJFE, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 225–234, 2017, doi: 10.17482/uumfd.327873.
ISNAD Esen, Fatma et al. “BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 22/3 (December 2017), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.327873.
JAMA Esen F, Sakın AE, Sari MF. BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ. UUJFE. 2017;22:225–234.
MLA Esen, Fatma et al. “BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 3, 2017, pp. 225-34, doi:10.17482/uumfd.327873.
Vancouver Esen F, Sakın AE, Sari MF. BURSA’DA TRAFİĞİN YOĞUN OLDUĞU BİR BÖLGEDE PASİF HAVA ÖRNEKLEYİCİ KULLANARAK POLİKLORLU BİFENİLLERİN (PCB’lerin) KONSANTRASYONLARININ MEVSİMSEL OLARAK BELİRLENMESİ. UUJFE. 2017;22(3):225-34.

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