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BTEX concentration levels in urban air in the area of the Tri-City agglomeration (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot), Poland

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The paper presents and discusses the results of atmospheric air quality research conducted in 2012 with reference to the level of BTEX compounds in the Tri-City agglomeration—Gdansk, Gdynia, and Sopot (northern Poland). At the stage of BTEX sampling from the ambient air, Radiello® diffusive passive samplers were applied. The annual time-weighted average concentrations for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) in the Tri-City agglomeration were as follows: Gdansk—0.75±0.67 g/m3, 1.08±0.43 g/m3, 0.30±0.12 g/m3, 1.34±0.52 g/m3; Gdynia—0.66±0.51 g/m3, 0.88±0.40 g/m3, 0.24± 0.12 g/m3, 1.15±0.53 g/m3; Sopot—0.63±0.55 g/m3, 0.84±0.37 g/m3, 0.13±0.05 g/m3, 0.67±0.23 g/m3. The values of the B:T:E:X inter-species concentration ratio and the toluene/benzene, (m, p)-xylene/benzene, o-xylene/benzene, (m, p)-xylene/ethylbenzene concentration ratio were also determined. Based on the results obtained, one can conclude that the main sources of emissions into the atmospheric air, regarding BTEX compounds in the Tri-City agglomeration, especially the Gdansk and Gdynia areas are motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines and domestic heating systems characterized by low efficiency

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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:
Air Quality Atmosphere and Health no. 7, edition 4, pages 489 - 504,
ISSN: 1873-9318
Language:
English
Publication year:
2014
Bibliographic description:
Marć M., Namieśnik J., Zabiegała B.: BTEX concentration levels in urban air in the area of the Tri-City agglomeration (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot), Poland// Air Quality Atmosphere and Health. -Vol. 7, iss. 4 (2014), s.489-504
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Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1007/s11869-014-0247-x
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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