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Contents list for Journal of Environmental Monitoring, issue 9, 2008
Front cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1001
DOI: 10.1039/b813983k
Contents and Chemical Science
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1003
DOI: 10.1039/b813984a
News
News
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1011
DOI: 10.1039/b813129p
Mike Sharpe provides a summary of the latest environmental news, literature and legislation.
Papers
Quality control and quality assurance for particle size distribution measurements at an urban monitoring station in Augsburg, Germany
Mike Pitz, Wolfram Birmili, Otmar Schmid, Annette Peters, H. E. Wichmann and Josef Cyrys,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1017
DOI: 10.1039/b807264g
This study demonstrates strategies of quality assurance and quality control developed for temporally highly resolved measurements of particle size distributions between 3 nm and 10 
m and describes validations of the obtained data by means of independent instruments.
Regional and seasonal characteristics of emission sources of fine airborne particulate matter collected in the center and suburbs of Tokyo, Japan as determined by multielement analysis and source receptor models
Akihiro Iijima, Hiroshi Tago, Kimiyo Kumagai, Masahiko Kato, Kunihisa Kozawa, Keiichi Sato and Naoki Furuta,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1025
DOI: 10.1039/b806483k
Multielement analysis and source receptor models clarified regional and seasonal characteristics regarding the emission sources of metallic elements in fine airborne particulate matter.
An investigation into the origins of a series of PM10 anomalies at a remote location in NW England
Emma J. S. Ferranti, James Duncan Whyatt and Brian Davison,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1033
DOI: 10.1039/b807531j
Directional analysis and particle mass characteristics are combined with a novel application of dispersion modelling to investigate the origins of a series of night time PM10 anomalies.
Ambient site, home outdoor and home indoor particulate concentrations as proxies of personal exposures
Kathleen Ward Brown, Jeremy A. Sarnat, Helen H. Suh, Brent A. Coull, John D. Spengler and Petros Koutrakis,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1041
DOI: 10.1039/b805991h
There are differences in personal-ambient associations by season, pollutant and subject; however, ambient monitoring data can be used as proxies of personal exposures to pollutants, such as sulfate and PM2.5, that have more limited spatial variability over a metropolitan area.
The equivalence of diffusive samplers to reference methods for monitoring O3, benzene and NO2 in ambient air
Daniela Buzica, Michel Gerboles and Hervé Plaisance,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1052
DOI: 10.1039/b802260g
The Palmes tube and the Radiello sampler are equivalent to the reference methods for assessing annual averages of NO2 and benzene, respectively. Conversely, the Radiello sampler for ozone is only an indicative method.
The effect of the number of counted traverses on the estimation of the total spore count sampled on a non-cultivable slit impactor
Geneviève Marchand, Yves Cloutier, Carole Pépin and Daniel Drolet,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1060
DOI: 10.1039/b801482e
Various counting rules are used for spore trap analysis. Partial count can lead to concentration errors. This paper demonstrates that the number of traverses counted affects the final results.
Investigation of transcription-mediated amplification as a rapid test method for Enterococci in recreational water
Neal Walkley, Douglas Moore, Charles McGee, Daniel Kacian and Ian Weeks,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1064
DOI: 10.1039/b810284h
Magnetic particle capture of ribosomal RNA followed by transcription-mediated amplification detection has been used to rapidly quantify Enterococci as faecal indicator bacteria in a range of recreational water types. The results have been compared with conventional microbial culture methods.
Distribution of antifouling biocides in California marinas
Yelena Sapozhnikova, Edward Wirth, Nan Singhasemanon, Juanita Bacey and Michael Fulton,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1069
DOI: 10.1039/b806934d
The antifouling biocide Irgarol 1051, its major metabolite M1 and herbicide diuron concentrations were measured in water samples from California marinas to determine seasonal occurrences and possible environmental risks of these compounds.
Seasonal variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil and air of Dalian areas, China: an assessment of soil–air exchange
Degao Wang, Meng Yang, Hongliang Jia, Lei Zhou and Yifan Li,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1076
DOI: 10.1039/b805840g
The soil acts as a secondary source to the atmosphere for all lighter weight PAHs (two–three rings) and as a sink for heavier weight PAHs (five–six rings), and medium weight PAHs (four–five rings) were close to the soil–air equilibrium in Dalian.
Corrosion-induced release of the main alloying constituents of manganese–chromium stainless steels in different media
Gunilla Herting, Inger Odnevall Wallinder and Christofer Leygraf,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1084
DOI: 10.1039/b805058a
Release rates of manganese from stainless steels are in proportion to the bulk alloy composition of high-manganese stainless steels in contrast to the release of iron, chromium and nickel.
Metal release rate from AISI 316L stainless steel and pure Fe, Cr and Ni into a synthetic biological medium- a comparison
G. Herting, I. Odnevall Wallinder and C. Leygraf,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1092
DOI: 10.1039/b805075a
Release rates of individual alloy components are not proportional to their bulk composition in stainless steel alloys. Pure metals show significantly higher release rates than corresponding rates from the alloy.
Metal remediation from partially composted distillery sludge using composting earthworm Eisenia fetida
Surindra Suthar,
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1099
DOI: 10.1039/b807908k
Earthworms accumulate a considerable amount of metals in their tissues during the process of vermicomposting and convert the industrial sludge into nutrient-rich biofertilizer.
Back cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 1107
DOI: 10.1039/b813986p
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