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Levels, distributions, and seasonal variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air and pine components

dc.contributor.authorEleren, Sevil Çalışkan
dc.contributor.authorTaşdemir, Yücel
dc.contributor.buuauthorÇALIŞKAN ELEREN, SEVİL
dc.contributor.buuauthorTAŞDEMİR, YÜCEL
dc.contributor.departmentMühendislik Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentÇevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
dc.contributor.researcheridAAH-1297-2021
dc.contributor.researcheridGFK-4579-2022
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-07T08:05:33Z
dc.date.available2024-06-07T08:05:33Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-01
dc.description.abstractPine tree (Pinus pinea) components have been used as passive air samples for determining atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations. Our results indicated that pine needles and branches were found to be statistically successful in describing the ambient air. Monthly pine needles, branches (1- and 2-year-old) and ambient air samples were collected for 1 year to identify molecular distributions and temporal concentrations of PAHs in a suburban-industrial area. Annual average sigma(14)PAH concentrations for pine needles, 1- and 2-year-old branches, and ambient air were 756 +/- 232 ng/g DW, 685 +/- 350 ng/g DW, 587 +/- 361 ng/g DW, and 28.29 +/- 32.33 ng/m(3), respectively. The order of average sigma(14)PAH concentrations in the pine tree components was determined as needle > 1-year-old branch > 2-year-old branch. In general, concentrations increased with the rise in the surface area of tree components. In the samples, 3- and 4-ring PAHs were dominant compounds in the ambient air, pine needles, and branches. The annual total fraction of 3- and 4-ring PAHs in the air was 98.5%, while the fraction of 5- and 6-ring PAHs was 1.5%. On the other hand, 3- and 4-ring PAHs in pine needles and branches were 30% or more. The fraction and level of PAHs change with the season. Although needle samples did not show any seasonal trend, PAH levels in other tree components changed with the air temperature. Generally, lower values were observed in warmer seasons in the branch samples. Similarly, ambient air PAH concentrations were higher in the winter season due to heating and adverse meteorological conditions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-021-09028-8
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2959
dc.identifier.issn0167-6369
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09028-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-021-09028-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/41875
dc.identifier.volume193
dc.identifier.wos000639224800002
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.bapDDP (MH)-2020/11
dc.relation.journalEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.relation.tubitak114Y577
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectBiomonitoring
dc.subjectPahs
dc.subjectPine
dc.subjectNeedle
dc.subjectBranch
dc.subjectAmbient air
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectEnvironmental sciences
dc.titleLevels, distributions, and seasonal variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air and pine components
dc.typeArticle
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local.contributor.departmentMühendislik Fakültesi/Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
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