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Application of Diagnostic Ratios of PAHs to Characterize the Pollution Emission Sources

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The paper summarizes the potential of application of parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to identify their emission sources. Four parent PAHs diagnostic ratios are used for this purpose: anthracene/(anthracene + phenanthrene), fluoranthene/(fluoranthene + pyrene), benzo[a]pyrene/(benzo[a]pyrene + chryzene) and indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene/(indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene + benzo[g,h,i]perylene). The compounds of each ratio have the same molar mass and similar physicochemical parameters, so they are characterized by similar environmental fate. Thus, the ratios ideally remain constant from the moment of emission to sample collection and analysis. The ratios allow to identify PAHs emissions from unburned petroleum, petroleum combustion and biomass burning. The example of application to surface water samples is presented.

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Category:
Conference activity
Type:
publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
Title of issue:
Environmental Science and Technology V strony 41 - 44
Language:
English
Publication year:
2014
Bibliographic description:
Tobiszewski M.: Application of Diagnostic Ratios of PAHs to Characterize the Pollution Emission Sources// Environmental Science and Technology V/ ed. Saji Baby Singapur: IACSIT Press, 2014, s.41-44
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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