Naslov
Explaining the Environmental Fate of PAHs in Indoor and Outdoor Environments by the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Autori
Stanišić, Svetlana ; Jovanović, Gordana ; Perišić, Mirjana ; Herceg Romanić, Snježana ; Milićević, Tijana ; Stojić, Andreja.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Sources, Exposure and Health Effects

Urednik/ci
Gregoire, Warren L.

Izdavač
Nova Science Publishers

Grad
New York (NY)

Godina
2022

Raspon stranica
1-36

ISBN
978-1-68507-626-9

Ključne riječi
PAHs, air quality, carcinogenic effects, PM-bound pollutants, artificial intelligence

Sažetak
The environmental fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is complex, as they are emitted from natural and anthropogenic sources into the atmosphere and further distributed to soil and, to a lesser extent, ground and surface water. People nowadays spend more than 80% of their time indoors in developed countries and 85-90% in Europe, which results in elevated human exposure to poor air quality in homes, working environments, public buildings, or the means of transportation. We are witnessing the emerging need for the application of machine learning (ML) and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) for the capturing of the unique and defining factors and processes responsible for the complexity, non‑linearity, interactivity, or cross-compartment interconnectivity of environmental phenomena. The investigations of mutual interdependencies and relations among organic pollutants and environmental factors that govern their distribution in various matrices are supported by the large availability of high-dimensional data and successfully justified in environmental science. In this chapter, we have used ML and XAI to explain the behavior and environmental fate of PAH compounds, as constituents of PM2.5 measured in indoor and outdoor environments of a university building. We have investigated complex non-linear interactions between outdoor and indoor PAH levels, and inorganic gaseous pollutants, trace elements, ions, radon, 31 meteorological parameters, the number of people in the amphitheater, and the time they spent indoors. To illustrate the potential of the presented methodology, we have chosen to characterize environmental conditions that shape the occurrence of benzo[b]fluoranthene in both environments and determine the importance and degree of impact that certain environmental factors exhibit on its levels.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

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