Background atmospheric levels of aldehydes, BTEX and PM10 pollutants in a medium-sized city of southern Italy.
Background atmospheric levels of aldehydes, BTEX and PM10 pollutants were measured in the suburb of Caserta (Italy), 75 thousands inhabitants, 41degrees 04' N, on rainless weekdays and weekends during 2005. On weekdays the average daily concentrations (microg m(-3)) were 41.6 PM10, 8.6 benzene, 25.2 toluene, 6.3 ethylbenzene, 14.0 (m+p)-xylene, 11.7 o-xylene, 6.5 formaldehyde, 3.3 acetaldehyde. All the pollutant concentrations were strictly correlated (mean correlation coefficients = 0.90). At weekends the concentrations were lower by about 1.6 times. Both on weekdays and at weekends the PM10 and benzene levels exceeded the limits set by the EU Directive 30/1999 and 69/2000, respectively.
Iovino
Pasquale
P
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
Salvestrini
Stefano
S
Capasso
Sante
S
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis*; D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007558:Italy; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014050:Toluene / Q000032:analysis; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D014992:Xylenes / Q000032:analysis
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000447:Aldehydes; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D052638:Particulate Matter; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D014992:Xylenes; D014050:Toluene; D001554:Benzene; C004912:ethylbenzene