Gas–particle concentrations of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at an urban and a residential site in Osaka, Japan: Effect of the formation of atmospherically stable layer on their temporal change
| Autor: | Ayako Nishikawa, Keiichi Fujimori, Masao Kishida, Yasuhiko Shibutani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Time Factors
Environmental Engineering Ozone Urban Population Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis law.invention Atmosphere chemistry.chemical_compound Diesel fuel Japan law polycyclic compounds Environmental Chemistry Potential temperature Particle Size Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Waste Management and Disposal Air Pollutants Geography Particulates Pollution Hydrocarbons chemistry Environmental chemistry Catalytic converter Particle Particulate Matter Gases Particle size Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hazardous Materials. 192:1340-1349 |
| ISSN: | 0304-3894 2005-2006 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.046 |
| Popis: | A comparative study on atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in particulate matter and the gaseous phase was performed at an urban and a residential site in Osaka, Japan, during 2005-2006. PAH concentrations at the urban site were found to be approximately twice higher than those at the residential site. At both sites, particulate PAH concentrations increased mainly in winter while the trends of temporal change in gaseous PAH concentrations were not clearly observed. The main sources of PAHs were estimated to be local traffic, e.g., diesel engines with catalytic converter. PAH concentrations did not significantly negatively correlate with ozone concentrations and meteorological parameters. Gas-particle partitioning coefficients of representative PAHs with low molecular weight (LMW) significantly negatively correlated with ambient temperature, showing that temporal change in the LMW PAH concentrations in PM could be attributable to the shift of their gas-particle distribution caused by the change in ambient temperature. For the first time, we studied the effect of the formation of atmospherically stable layer following an increase in PAH concentrations in Japan. At the urban site, PAHs showed a significant positive correlation with potential temperature gradients, indicating that temporal variability in PAH concentrations would be dominantly controlled by the formation of atmospherically stable layer in Osaka area. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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