Research Article

Assessment of Impacts Produced by Anthropogenic Sources in a Little City near an Important Industrial Area (Modugno, Southern Italy)

Table 1

Annual mean concentrations of the investigated pollutants in each sampling sites expressed as g/m3.

StepParameterValue

Cartridge conditioningConditioning time15 min
Conditioning temperature310°C
Gas flow1 mL/min
Split flow50 mL/min

Purge time1 min—trap in line
Desorption time10 min
Adsorbent tube desorptionDesorption temperature300°C
Temperature of cold trap−10°C
Desorption flow20 mL/min

Focusing trap desorptionDesorption time3 min
Temperature of cold trap desorption300°C
Split flow 44 mL/min
Temperature transfer line150°C

GC analysisGas carrierHe
Gas flow1.7 mL/min
Analytical columnPolyethylene glycol 30 m × 0.25 mm ID, 0.25  m
SUPELCOWAX (Supelco)Stationary phase thickness
40°C per 3 min, 8°C/min fino a 80°C
Oven temperature 80°C per 1 min, 20°C/min fino a 270°C
270°C per 3 min.