title: Particle-size distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air in southern Spain.
abstract: The size distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was determined for airborne particles from a large city with high vehicular traffic. The analytical method was optimised and validated using NIST standard reference material (SRM 1649a Urban Dust). The 16 priority PAH listed in the US-EPA were Soxhlet-extracted from filtered particulate matter and then fractionated using on-column chromatography. The aromatic fraction was quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Real samples of particles collected in Seville (Spain) were analysed using the validated method. Values for the total concentration of PAH in the air, as well as the concentrations of each PAH in six particle-size ranges were obtained. Values of the PAH in TSP, PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 were assessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry Prof. F. Pino Pérez, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C. Profesor García González s/n, 41012, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Dabán
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Espinosa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ternero-Rodríguez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005060:Europe; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain; D014505:Urban Population; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D001335:Vehicle Emissions