Ambient air quality and drug aftermaths of the Notte Bianca (White Night) holidays in Rome.
The environmental impact of Notte Bianca (White Night) holidays held during September 2007 in Rome, Italy, was investigated by measuring aerial concentrations of several genotoxic, psychotropic or source-dependent organic pollutants. Chemical characterization of airborne particulates collected concurrently at Montelibretti RM (semi-rural locality lying approximately 30 km NE of Rome centre) was used as a reference. n-Alkanes, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrogen/oxygen-containing polyaromatic compounds (PAC) did not seem to undergo important enhancements during the holiday celebration, whilst recreational drugs peaked downtown (87 vs 41 pg m(-3), on the average, of cocaine, and 5.0 vs. 2.6 ng m(-3) of nicotine). By contrast, a simultaneous raising of aerial drugs was not detected at Montelibretti.
Cecinato
Angelo
A
Institute for Atmospheric Pollution, Italian National Research Council (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3, P.O. Box 10, I-00015, Monterotondo Stazione, RM, Italy. cecinato@iia.cnr.it
Balducci
Catia
C
Nervegna
Graziano
G
Tagliacozzo
Giorgio
G
Allegrini
Ivo
I
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis; D002110:Caffeine / Q000032:analysis; D003042:Cocaine / Q000032:analysis; D003367:Cotinine / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006693:Holidays; D009538:Nicotine / Q000032:analysis; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D010126:Ozone / Q000032:analysis; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D012384:Rome; D013696:Temperature; D020711:Threshold Limit Values; D014919:Wind
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000473:Alkanes; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D052638:Particulate Matter; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D002110:Caffeine; D010126:Ozone; D009538:Nicotine; D003042:Cocaine; D003367:Cotinine; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide