scholarly journals Characterization and Determination of PM2.5 Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS) in Indoor and Outdoor Air in Western Sierra Leone

Author(s):  
Taylor ET Wirmvem MJ ◽  
Sawyerr VH Nakai S
2002 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Ohura ◽  
Tomohiko Sugiyama ◽  
Takashi Amagai ◽  
Masahiro Fusaya ◽  
Hidetsuru Matsushita

Abstract An analytical method was established for the simultaneous determination of 39 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air. The method was applied to a survey of gaseous and particulate PAHs in household indoor air. The survey was performed in 21 houses in the summer of 1999 and in 20 houses in the winter of 1999–2000 in Fuji, Japan. Thirty-eight PAHs were determined in indoor and outdoor air in the summer, and 39 PAHs were determined in indoor and outdoor air in the winter. The concentrations of gaseous PAHs in indoor air tended to be higher than those in outdoor air in the summer and winter. The concentrations of particulate PAHs in indoor air were the same as or lower than those in outdoor air in the summer and winter. PAH profiles, correlations between PAH concentrations, and multiple regression analysis were used to determine the factors affecting the indoor PAH concentrations. These results showed that gaseous PAHs in indoor air were primarily from indoor emission sources, especially during the summer, and that indoor particulate PAH concentrations were significantly influenced by outdoor air pollution.


2016 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 382-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Oliveira ◽  
Klara Slezakova ◽  
Cristina Delerue-Matos ◽  
Maria do Carmo Pereira ◽  
Simone Morais

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