Naslov
PAH Concentrations In The City Of Zagreb And In A Rural Place With Wood Industry

Autori
Lulić (Jakovljević), Ivana ; Šišović, Anica ; Pehnec, Gordana ; Godec, Ranka ; Vađić, Vladimira

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
15th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations'(IUAPPA) World Clean Air Congress, Abstract Book / - Vancouver : Air & Waste Management Association, 2010, 72-72

Skup
15th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations' (IUAPPA) World Clean Air Congress

Mjesto i datum
Vancouver, Kanada, 12.09.2010. - 16.09.2010

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
HPLC ; PM10 ; mountain area ; urban area

Sažetak
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely distributed atmospheric pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other organic materials. Their sources include forest fires, volcanic eruptions, motor exhausts, industrial processes, heating, wood industry, tobacco smoke, and many other). The aim of this study was to compare PAH concentrations in PM10 particles between Zagreb (A), the Croatian capital, and a rural place (B) in the hills of Gorski Kotar. The measuring site A was located in the center of Zagreb with high population and traffic density. Population at the rural site (B) is scarce, but houses use wood for heating and there is a developed wood industry. PAH concentrations were measured in the winter when air PAH concentrations are expected to be much higher than in the summer because of heating. We measured the concentrations of fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, chrisene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(ah)anthracene, benzo(ghi)perilene, and indeno(1, 2, 3, cd)pyrene using a high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) and a fluorescence detector with changeable excitation and emission wavelength. The results show that concentrations of some PAHs were higher at site B than site A, or were comparable.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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