Atmospheric concentrations of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons around a Greek oil refinery
| Autor: | Panos Papagiannakopoulos, John G. Bartzis, J. Hatzianestis, P. Kalabokas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification Atmospheric Science Oil refinery Air pollution Environmental engineering medicine.disease_cause Refinery chemistry.chemical_compound Hydrocarbon chemistry medicine Environmental science Petroleum Volatile organic compound Air quality index General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Atmospheric Environment. 35:2545-2555 |
| ISSN: | 1352-2310 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1352-2310(00)00423-4 |
| Popis: | Petroleum refineries are large industrial installations that are responsible for the emission of several pollutants into the atmosphere. Hydrocarbons are among the most important air pollutants that are emitted by petroleum refineries, since they are involved in almost every refinery process. The ambient air concentrations of many saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons were measured in several sites around an oil refinery, near the city of Corinth in Greece, during 1997. At the same time several meteorological parameters were also recorded. The seasonal, diurnal and spatial variations of the ambient air concentrations of these hydrocarbons were investigated and analyzed. An estimation of the contribution of the refinery to the measured atmospheric levels of hydrocarbons was also performed. The ambient air mixing ratios of the saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons in a large area outside the refinery were generally low, in ppbv range, much lower than the ambient air quality standards or the ambient air concentrations in the two largest urban centers in Greece, Athens and Thessaloniki. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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