Distributions and health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in atmospheric aerosols of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date
2006
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
The concentrations and distributions of particle bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) collected over a 10 month period in ambient environment, at street levels as well as during a hazy episode are reported. Ambient and street level distributions of PAHs were similar and their occurrence was attributed to vehicular emissions. However, in haze particles, a different pattern of PAHs was observed, characterized by relatively low levels of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and high levels of benzofluoranthenes (BFs).
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Keywords
Air pollution, Particulate matter, PAHs, Environmental health risk, Toxic equivalency factors
Citation
Omar, N. Y. M., Mon, T. C., Rahman, N. A., & Abas, M. R. B. (2006). Distributions and health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in atmospheric aerosols of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Science of the Total Environment, 369(1-3), 76-81.