title: Nitro-PAH in ambient particulate matter in the atmosphere of Athens.
abstract: Nitrated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAH) with a molecular mass of 247 Daltons were found in soot collected in downtown Athens during a campaign performed in 1996. In particular, 2-nitrofluoranthene (2-NFa) and 2-nitropyrene (2-NPy), which are mainly related to photo-induced chemical processes occurring in the atmosphere, were more abundant than 1-nitropyrene (1-NPy) usually associated to motor vehicle exhaust.
authors.affiliation: Istituto sull'Inquinamento Atmosferico Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Stazione, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cecinato
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Siskos
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000032:analysis; D006115:Greece; D007558:Italy; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000032:analysis; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000473:Alkanes; D005449:Fluorenes; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D011721:Pyrenes; C049029:2-nitropyrene; C049030:2-nitrofluoranthene