Latin American Passive Atmospheric Sampling Network (LAPAN) of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Emerging Contaminants.

FILLMANN G.; MIGLIORANZA K.S.B.; ONDARZA P.M.; BARRA R.; JOHNSON-RESTREPO B.; FERNADEZ R.; GOMES COSTA P.; WANIA F.

Organohalogen Compounds

International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Año: 2015 vol. 77 p. 627 - 630

The Latin American Passive Atmospheric Sampling Network (LAPAN) has been set up to enable studies of long-term spatial and temporal trends of atmospheric contaminants on a regional scale in a sustainable, cost-effective way. It will also allow signatory countries to comply with SC demands on the identification of main sources and provide comparable data of POPs contamination. This will help to identify areas of concern and to evaluate the effectiveness of the control actions adopted by the member countries of this convention to eliminate the release of POPs to the environment. Nowadays, researchers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Honduras are collaborating with the LAPAN network. The XAD2-based passive atmospheric sampler has the advantage of being cheaper and easier to run, making it possible to increase the present spatial and temporal resolution run by Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network at Latin America. In addition to POPs, other contaminants found in the vapor phase are being measured whenever possible (i.e. current used pesticides, PAHs, new POPs, contaminants of emerging concern).