ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2026
Evaluation of Passive Air Sampling for Monitoring Current-Use Pesticide Pollution near Large-Scale Banana Plantations in Costa Rica.
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Passive air sampling (PAS) using polyurethane foam (PUF) disks has been used to monitor air contamination from current-use pesticides (CUPs). However, its accuracy has hardly been studied. To assess effectiveness of PUF-PAS for measuring CUPs, 18 PUF-PAS devices were deployed for 1-6 weeks at a school near banana plantations in Costa Rica. Simultaneously, every week air was sampled with high and low volume active air samplers (AAS) for 24 h and 7 days, respectively. Extracts were analyzed using microwave-assisted extraction and LC-MS/MS. Nine CUPs (ethoprophos, difenoconazole, cadusafos, chlorpyrifos, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, pyrimethanil, spiroxamine, and terbufos) were detected by both PAS and AAS. Concentrations were highest for pyrimethanil (34.3 ng/m
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