Profile of PAH in the exhaust of gasoline driven vehicles in Delhi.
A preliminary study to determine the profile of PAHs in the exhaust of gasoline vehicles in Delhi was conducted. Three different types of vehicles (cars, autorickshaws and scooters) were selected with different age groups for sampling purpose. The concentration of Total PAHs (Sigma12PAHs) was found to be 27.27 +/- 2.27, 28.61 +/- 3.70 and 29.81 +/- 3.57 mg/g in the exhaust of cars, auto- rickshaws (three wheelers) and two wheelers, respectively. The levels of PAHs were found to be high in scooter exhaust as compared to that of cars and autorickshaws. The total PAHs concentration in the present study was found to be higher as compared to other studies. Such a high concentration could be attributed to different parameters like the age of the vehicles, driving conditions, the fuel quality and the emission standards.
Khillare
P S
PS
Air Pollution Monitoring and Analysis Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India. psk@mail.jnu.ac.in
Balachandran
S
S
Hoque
Raza Rafiqul
RR
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005742:Gasoline; D007194:India; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D005742:Gasoline; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D001335:Vehicle Emissions