title: Studies on size distribution and health risk of 37 species of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with fine particulate matter collected in the atmosphere of a suburban area of Shanghai city, China.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in suspended particulate matter (SPM) contribute significantly to health risk. Our objectives were to assess the size distribution and sources of 26 PAHs and 11 polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in SPM in the suburban area, Shanghai city, China. Air sampling was carried out on the rooftop of a five-stories building in the campus of Shanghai University. An Andersen high-volume air sampler was employed to collect ambient size-segregated particles from August to September 2015. The toxic particulate PAHs were determined by the gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The concentrations of total PAHs (TPAHs) in SPM and PM1.1 (suspended particulate matter below 1.1 μm) were in the ranges of 4.58-14.5 ng m(-3) and 1.82-8.56 ng m(-3), respectively. 1,8-naphthalic anhydride showed the highest concentrations among 37 species of PAHs and PACs ranging 7.76-47.9 ng m(-3) and 1.50-17.6 ng m(-3) in SPM and PM1.1, respectively. The concentrations of high molecular weight 5-6 ring PAHs followed a nearly unimodal size distribution with the highest peak in PM1.1, while other lower molecular weight PAHs were not dependent on particle sizes. The toxicity analysis indicated that the carcinogenic potency of particulate PAHs primarily existed in PM1.1. Regarding meteorological parameters and other pollutants, the positive effect of humidity and NO2 over PAHs was confirmed. Diagnostic ration indicated that the particulate PAHs in Shanghai were mainly derived from motor-vehicle or petroleum combustion. The highest benzo[a]pyrene equivalent (BaPeq) in SPM and PM1.1 were 2.15 ng m(-3) and 1.43 ng m(-3) calculated by the toxicity equivalency factor, and 69.31 ng m(-3) and 47.81 ng m(-3) estimated by the potency equivalency factors, respectively. The highest contributors in the total carcinogenicity of the particulate PAHs were dibenzo[a,h]pyrene (46.2% and 45.0%) and benz[j]aceanthrylene (80.2% and 83.1%), respectively while benzo[a]pyrene is lower contributor than other carcinogenic PAHs.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. Electronic address: seiyo@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Qingyue
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangdalu, Baoshan District, Shanghai City, China. Electronic address: senlinlv@staff.shu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Senlin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Resarch Center for Environmental Risk, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangdalu, Baoshan District, Shanghai City, China.
authors.forename: Weiqian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangdalu, Baoshan District, Shanghai City, China.
authors.forename: Wenchao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-34 Ueda, Morioka City, Iwate 020-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terasaki
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000032:analysis; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000873:Anthracenes; D001580:Benzopyrenes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D052638:Particulate Matter; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C044587:aceanthrylene; C012514:1,8-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid anhydride; C031195:dibenzo(a,h)pyrene
keywords: PAHs; PM(1.1); Shanghai; Size distribution; Suspended particulate matter; Toxicity