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Contribution of traffic and tobacco smoke in the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on outdoor and indoor PM2.5

dc.contributor.authorCastro, Dionísia
dc.contributor.authorSlezakova, Klara
dc.contributor.authorDelerue-Matos, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorAlvim-Ferraz, Maria da Conceição M.
dc.contributor.authorMorais, S.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Maria do Carmo
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-21T15:26:14Z
dc.date.available2013-11-21T15:26:14Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractTraffic emissions and tobacco smoke are considered two main sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor and outdoor air. In this study, the impact of these sources on the level of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and on the distribution of 15 PAHs regarded as priority pollutants by the US-EPA on PM2.5 were evaluated and compared. Outdoor and indoor PM2.5 samples were collected during winter 2008 in Oporto city in Portugal, for sampling periods of 12 and 24 hours, respectively. The outdoor PM2.5 were sampled at one site directly influenced by traffic emissions and the indoor PM2.5 samples were collected at one home directly influenced by tobacco smoke and another one without smoke. A methodology based on microwave-assisted extraction and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection was applied for the efficient PAHs determination in indoor and outdoor PM2.5. PAHs in indoor PM2.5 concentrations were significantly influenced by the presence of traffic and tobacco smoking emissions. The mean of ΣPAHs in the outdoor traffic PM2.5 was not significantly different from the value attained in the indoor without smoking site. The tobacco smoke increased significantly PAHs concentrations on average about 1000 times more, when compared with the outdoor profile samples suggesting that tobacco smoking may be the most important source of indoor PAHs pollution.por
dc.identifier.doi10.30955/gnj.000683pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/2892
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherGlobal NEST Journalpor
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal NEST Journal; Vol. 12, Issue 1
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journal.gnest.org/publication/683por
dc.subjectIndoor and outdoor airpor
dc.subjectPAHspor
dc.subjectPM2.5por
dc.subjectTobacco smokepor
dc.subjectTraffic emissionspor
dc.titleContribution of traffic and tobacco smoke in the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on outdoor and indoor PM2.5por
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage11por
oaire.citation.issueIssue 1
oaire.citation.startPage3por
oaire.citation.titleGlobal NEST Journalpor
oaire.citation.volumeVol. 12por
person.familyNameDelerue-Matos
person.familyNameAlvim-Ferraz
person.givenNameCristina
person.givenNameMaria da Conceição
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3924-776X
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person.identifier.ridD-4990-2013
person.identifier.ridP-9868-2017
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person.identifier.scopus-author-id6603921357
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