Nitro-PAH in ambient particulate matter in the atmosphere of Athens

Authors
Marino, F Cecinato, A Siskos, PA
Citation
F. Marino et al., Nitro-PAH in ambient particulate matter in the atmosphere of Athens, CHEMOSPHERE, 40(5), 2000, pp. 533-537
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN journal
00456535 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
533 - 537
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(200003)40:5<533:NIAPMI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Nitrated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAH) with a molecular mass of 247 Daltons were found in soot collected in downtown Athens during a campai gn performed in 1996. In particular, 2-nitrofluoranthene (2-NFa) and 2-nitr opyrene (2-NPy), which are mainly related to photo-induced chemical process es occurring in the atmosphere, were more abundant than l-nitropyrene (1-NP y) usually associated to motor vehicle exhaust. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science L td. All rights reserved.