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Distribution of Gaseous Phase Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Rural Environment of India

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Title Distribution of Gaseous Phase Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Rural Environment of India
 
Creator Salve, P R
Krupadam, R J
Wate, S R
 
Subject Air Quality
 
Description Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are considered as atmospheric contaminants due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic
properties. In the present study, 8 selected gaseous phase PAHs were determined in ambient air representing rural
environment. The gaseous phase PAHs samples were investigated for quantification of selected PAHs in various seasons
and possible sources of gaseous phase PAHs in rural environment. The samples were collected using a cartridge
containing XAD-2 resin placed between layers of polyurethane foam (PUF) and analyzed by fluorescence technique. The
seasonal variation in selected gaseous phase individual PAHs varied between 28-496.9 ng m-3 during winter, summer and
post-monsoon season respectively. The concentration of gaseous phase PAHs was dominated by Phen, Anth and Flt. The
gaseous phase concentration of PAHs were 3.9 and 5.1 times higher in winter as compared to summer and post-monsoon
season respectively. The higher concentration winter may be due to higher emission from biomass burning, fuel used for
cooking such as coal and kerosene and other heating activities to protect from cold winter. The three ring gaseous phase
PAHs were predominant than four and five membered ring PAHs and contribution varied between74.9-93.9 % of selected
PAHs. The ratio analysis studies showed that traditional fuel used for cooking purposes mainly wood, kerosene, coal and
biomass burning are the major contributors in rural environment
 
Publisher International Science Community Association ,India
 
Date 2015-07-22
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://neeri.csircentral.net/683/2/11.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-114.pdf
Salve, P R and Krupadam, R J and Wate, S R (2015) Distribution of Gaseous Phase Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Rural Environment of India. International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4 (7). pp. 70-74. ISSN 2319-1414
 
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