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Dependency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations on particle size distribution in Tehran atmosphere
Authors:F Halek  M Keyanpour-rad  A Kavousi
Institution:1. Environmental Department , Materials and Energy Research Center , Tehran, Iran f-halek@merc.ac.ir;4. fhalek@yahoo.com;5. Environmental Department , Materials and Energy Research Center , Tehran, Iran
Abstract:In this work, the airborne particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 10 µm (PM10) was fractionated in a six-stage high-volume cascade impactor to identify particulate size distribution in Tehran atmosphere. The study was conducted at 15 sites located in the north, south, east, west, and central parts of Tehran in 2005. Air samples were analyzed for 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by HPLC. The daily PM10 concentrations at the peak of traffic in roadside areas were found to be 106–560 µg m?3. The cumulated concentration sum of PAHs, based on 16 species, was found to have an average concentration of 380 ng m?3. Furthermore, it was found that more than 60% of PAHs belonged to the small particulate size range, having sizes of less than 0.49 µm, some containing benzo(ghi)perylene and indeno(123cd)pyrene (high molecular weight) with average concentrations of 8 and 6 ng m?3 and fluorene, phenanthrene, and fluoranthene (low molecular weight) with average concentrations of 14, 13, and 19 ng m?3, respectively. In addition, the results revealed that the lighter three- and four-ring PAH compounds were the most abundant pollutants in the air collected at all the sampling sites.
Keywords:polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons  particulate matter  size distribution  diesel emission  Tehran air pollution
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