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Characterization and Source Identification of PM bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) in Semi-Arid Region of India

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Title Characterization and Source Identification of PM
bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) in Semi-Arid Region of India
 
Creator Salve, P R
Wate, S R
Krupadam, R J
 
Subject Air Quality
 
Description Respirable particulate (PM10) and particulate phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air were
measured by collecting samples during winter, summer and post-monsoon season at rural environment in north-western part
of India. The concentration of 8 selected PAHs, Acenaphthene (Ace), Fluorene (Flu), Phenanthrene (Phen), Anthracene
(Anth), Fluoranthene (Flt), Pyrene (Pyr), Chrysene (Chr), Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) were quantified and characterized for
different seasons. The ratio of average total PAHs concentration of winter to summerand winter to post-monsoon were
assessed for rural environment was 5.7 and 6.4 for summer and pot-monsoon season respectively which is in agreement with
the general trend of 1.5-10. The four membered ring PAHs were predominant and contributed to about 62% of total PAHs
during winter season. A correlation study was performed among selected PAHs for source identification for all the three
seasons. The results are in agreement with the traditional method of burning biomass, wood, coal and agricultural waste for
cooking, a practice still followed in rural environment
 
Publisher International Science Community Association,India
 
Date 2015-04-11
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://neeri.csircentral.net/685/1/2015%20Akkalkuwa%20paper%20PAHs.pdf
Salve, P R and Wate, S R and Krupadam, R J (2015) Characterization and Source Identification of PM bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) in Semi-Arid Region of India. Research Journal Of Chemical Sciences, 5 (4). pp. 7-12. ISSN 2231-606X
 
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