Atmospheric dispersion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from open burning of agricultural residues in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Field measured PAH emissions from diverse sources in China are limited or even not available. In this study, the PM2.5-bound PAH emission factors (EFs) for typical biomass and coal combustion in China were determined on-site. The measured total PAH EFs were 24.5 mg/kg for household coal burning, 10.5–13.9 mg/kg for household biofuel burning, 8.1–8.6 mg/kg for biomass open burning, and 0.021–0.31 mg/kg for coal-fired boilers, respectively. These EF values were compared with previous studies. The sources profiles of PAHs for four sources were developed to use in chemical mass balance receptor modelling. BaP equivalent EFs (EFBaPeq) were calculated to evaluate PAH emission toxicity among different combustion sources, and were 6.81, 2.94–4.22, 1.59–3.62, and 0.0006–0.042 mg/kg for those four types of sources, respectively.

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Emission Profiles of PM10-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Biomass Burning Determined in Chamber for Assessment of Air Pollutants from Open Burning

Aerosol and Air Quality Research ◽

10.4209/aaqr.2015.04.0278 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (11) ◽

pp. 2716-2727 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Wan Wiriya ◽

Sopittaporn Sillapapiromsuk ◽

Neng-Huei Lin ◽

Somporn Chantara

Keyword(s):

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Biomass Burning ◽

Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Air Pollutants ◽

Open Burning ◽

Polycyclic Aromatic

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Effects of Open Burning of Rice Straw on Concentrations of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Central Taiwan

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association ◽

10.3155/1047-3289.58.10.1318 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 58 (10) ◽

pp. 1318-1327 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Kang-Shin Chen ◽

Hsin-Kai Wang ◽

Yen-Ping Peng ◽

Wen-Cheng Wang ◽

Chia-Hsiu Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Rice Straw ◽

Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Open Burning ◽

Polycyclic Aromatic ◽

Central Taiwan

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Soil contamination by halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from open burning of e-waste in Agbogbloshie (Accra, Ghana)

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management ◽

10.1007/s10163-016-0568-y ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 1324-1332 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Nguyen Minh Tue ◽

Akitoshi Goto ◽

Shin Takahashi ◽

Takaaki Itai ◽

Kwadwo Ansong Asante ◽

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Keyword(s):

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Soil Contamination ◽

Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Open Burning ◽

Polycyclic Aromatic

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Emission Characteristics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Nitro-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Open Burning of Rice Straw in the North of Vietnam

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16132343 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (13) ◽

pp. 2343 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Chau-Thuy Pham ◽

Yaowatat Boongla ◽

Trung-Dung Nghiem ◽

Huu-Tuyen Le ◽

Ning Tang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Rice Straw ◽

Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Atmospheric Environment ◽

Open Burning ◽

Suspended Particulates ◽

Suburban Areas ◽

The North ◽

Total Suspended Particulates ◽

Polycyclic Aromatic

This research investigated the distribution and contribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs) bound to particulate matter (PM) emitted from open burning of rice straw (RS) into the atmosphere in the north of Vietnam. The experiments were conducted to collect PM2.5 and total suspended particulates (TSP) prior to and during burning in the period of 2016–2018 in suburban areas of Hanoi. Nine PAHs and 18 NPAHs were determined using the HPLC-FL system. The results showed that the proportion of RS burning seasonally affects the variation of PAHs emission in atmospheric environment. The levels of nine PAHs from RS burning were 254.4 ± 87.8 µg g−1 for PM2.5 and 209.7 ± 89.5 µg g−1 for TSP. We observed the fact that, although fluoranthene (Flu) was the most abundant PAH among detected PAHs both in PM2.5 and TSP, the enrichment of Flu in TSP from burning smoke was higher than that in PM2.5 while the contribution of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and indeno[1,2,3- cd]pyrene (IDP) in PM2.5 from burning smoke were much higher than those in TSP. This research found that 1-nitropyrene (1-NP) and 6-nitrochrysene (6-NC) emit from RS burning with the same range with those from wood burning. The 2-nitrofluorene (2-NF) and 2-nitropyrene (2-NP) released from RS burning as the secondary NPAHs. This research provides a comprehensive contribution characterization of PAHs and NPAHs in PM with different size emitted from traditional local rice straw burning in the north of Vietnam. The results help to clarify the environmental behavior of toxic organic compounds from RS burning in Southeast Asia.

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