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The POCIS (Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler) is an alternative integrative sampling tool to conventionnal sampling methods (grab or automated) for measuring hydrophilic organic micropollutants in water. This tool permits to supply time-weighted average concentrations (TWAC) and, sometimes, to decrease limits of quantification. A detailed bibliographic review showed the important variability of POCIS performance data measured in laboratory (notably the sampling rates or Rs). This variability is in majority due to different experimental calibration systems, not always well detailed, among studies. In the literature, in situ TWAC are compared to concentrations from conventional sampling, actually used in european monitoring programs; these concentrations are generally of the same order of magnitude, even if they do not represent the same information. In order to obtain accurate and robust TWAC, we studied in laboratory the pharmaceutical" POCIS behavior for 56 micropollutants (hormones, pharmaceuticals, alkylphenols, pesticides, UV filter), in a calibration system specifically made for controlling the whole experimental conditions having an influence on Rs. We determined 43 robust Rs and demonstrated that POCIS is well adapted for sampling most of studied molecules. Moreover, the pattern of kinetic accumulations is explained using molecule physical-chemical properties (log D, polar surface). Five deuterated homologues were identified as PRCs, meaning that they can be used for correcting differences in conditions between the laboratory and the field. We also compared the POCIS with the "polar" Chemcatcher and we showed that in term of application field and performances, the POCIS is better adapted for studied micropollutants. At last, we tested the accuracy and the robustness of the POCIS during two inter-laboratory studies (ILSs). The first ILS, dealing with the laboratory calibration of the tool, demonstrated performance robustness for 3 pesticides. The second in situ ILS demonstrated the relevance of the POCIS for sampling hormones, pharmaceuticals and pesticides from a waste water treatment plant effluent. This thesis permits to improve knowledge on the POCIS and to promote its application for the water framework directive.
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Dissertation HAL CCSD 2013
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French
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