Particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmospheric environment of Zonguldak, Turkey

The Science of the Total Environment
Mehmet Akyüz, Hasan Cabuk

Abstract

Airborne fine (PM(2.5)) and coarse (PM(2.5-10)) particulate matter was collected from January to December in 2007 in Zonguldak, Turkey using dichotomous Partisol 2025 sampler. Fourteen selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in particulate matter were determined simultaneously by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FL) and seasonal distributions were examined. The source identification of PAHs in airborne particulates was performed by principal component analysis (PCA) in combination with diagnostic ratios. The predominant PAHs determined in PM(2.5) were pyrene, fluoranthene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[b]fluoranthene and benzo[a]pyrene. The total concentrations of PAHs were up to 464.0 ng m(-3) in fine and 28.0 ng m(-3) in coarse fraction in winter, whereas in summer times were up to 22.9 and 3.0 ng m(-3) respectively. Approximately 93.3% of total PAHs concentration was determined in PM(2.5) in winter and 84.0% in summer. The concentration levels of PAHs fluctuate significantly within a year with higher means and peak concentrations in the winter compared to that of summer times. Higher benzo(a)pyrene-equivalent (BaPE) concentrations of PAHs were obtained for PM(2.5) especi...Continue Reading

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