标题：A comparison study of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in three Indian cities using PUF disk passive air samplers

作者：Cheng, Hairong; Deng, Zongming; Chakraborty, Paromita; Liu, Di; Zhang,Ruijie; Xu, Yue; Luo, Chunlin; Zhang, Gan; Li, Jun

来源出版物：ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT卷：73页码：16-21 DOI：10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.001 出版年：JULY 2013

入藏号：WOS:000320490900003

文献语种：English

文献类型：Aticle

作者关键词：Spatial variation, PAHs, Indian cities, Passive air sampling, Human exposure

扩展关键词：PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; PAHS; URBAN; MUMBAI; EMISSIONS; INVENTORY; SITES; POPS

摘要：A passive air sampling campaign was conducted to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, the three major cities of India. The measured total PAN concentrations ranged from 6480 to 54,800 ng sample(-1), comparable to the highest levels across the globe. Three- to four-ring PAHs were the dominant components in the atmosphere. According to the spatial distribution, the PAH concentrations were the highest in Kolkata and the lowest in Chennai. Kolkata and Mumbai were characterized by a relatively high proportion of HMW (high molecular weight) PAHs, which can be ascribed to the difference in the economic and energy structures in the urban areas. Surprisingly, there was not significant decrease in PAH concentrations from urban to rural sites. Rural sources, generally associated with traditional biomass combustion, could be as important as urban sources in India. In this study, the total BaPeq (BaP toxic equivalent) concentrations generally exceeded the human exposure limit, posing potential risk to the health of the local residents.

通讯作者：Xu, Yue; Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Geochem, State Key Lab Organ Geochem, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China.

地址：

[Cheng, Hairong; Deng, Zongming; Liu, Di; Zhang, Ruijie; Xu, Yue; Luo, Chunlin; Zhang, Gan; Li, Jun] Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Geochem, State Key Lab Organ Geochem, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China.

[Chakraborty, Paromita] SRM Univ, SRM Res Inst, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.

[Cheng, Hairong] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

邮箱：xuyue@gig.ac.cn

研究领域：Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

ISSN：1352-2310