ABSTRACT
This study shows the sensitivity of using silicone rubber passive sampler (SR-PS) and gas
chromatography with mass spectrometer (GC-MS) detection for monitoring and identification of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water systems. The analysis was performed for eighteen
PAHs compounds after pre-concentration using Soxhlet extraction method. By comparison, a total of
13 PAHs were detected in the spot water samples, of which none was quantifiable. The freely
dissolved PAH concentrations were found to range from 0.17 ng/L to 0.76 ng/L at Ugieriver. The use
of fluorine d10 as Performance reference compound (PRC) gives a sampling rates of 8.14 (L/day) for
silicone rubber passive samplers. Analysis of PAHs concentrations suggest the contaminants are
mainly from pyrolytic sources. Overall it can be concluded that SR-PS are viable alternatives in the
environmental monitoring of PAHs.
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