title: Ambient air quality and drug aftermaths of the Notte Bianca (White Night) holidays in Rome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cecinato
authors.forename: Catia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balducci
authors.forename: Graziano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nervegna
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tagliacozzo
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Allegrini
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: 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