Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air associated with particles PM2.5 in the Basque Country (Spain)

Autor: María Dolores Martínez López de Dicastillo, Mikel Ayerdi Barandiaran, Loreto Santa-Marina, Jon Alvarez, Miren Begoña Zubero Oleagoitia, Jesús María Ibarluzea Maurolagoitia, Aitana Lertxundi Manterola, Amaia Irizar Loibide
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 12:107-114
ISSN: 1873-9326
1873-9318
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-018-0635-8
Popis: The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of persistent pollutants that are globally distributed. The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to analyze the levels of the priority PAHs in the PM2.5 fraction of air: naphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzoanthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzoanthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, indenepyrene, acenaphthylene, in two urban industrial areas of the province of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain), (2) to describe seasonal variation, and (3) to identify the source of PAHs. The ∑PAH concentrations ranged from 0.85 to 9.86 ng/m3. We found statistical differences between sites of sampling (p
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