Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Title: Influence of transport from urban sources and domestic biomass combustion on the air quality of a mountain area

Authors: Francesco Petracchini, Paola Romagnoli, Lucia Paciucci, Francesca Vichi, Andrea Imperiali, Valerio Paolini, Flavia Liotta, Angelo Cecinato

Authors affiliation and address: National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Via Salaria km 29.3, P. O. Box 10, 00015 Monterotondo RM, Italy

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Supplementary material

Benzo[a]pyrene equivalent concentrations of PAHs in Leonessa and Terzone, compared to Rome. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are listed with symbols described in the main document. The benzo(a)pyrene equivalence factors (BaPEFs) are taken from: California Environment Protection Agency, Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines, Part II, Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors, May 2005.

PAH / BaPEF / winter / summer
Leonessa / Terzone / Rome city / outskirts / countryside / Leonessa / Terzone / Rome city
BaA / 0.1 / 0.18 / 0.07 / 0.04 / 0.07 / 0.06 / 0.001 / 0.000 / 0.004
CH / 0.01 / 0.03 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.02 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.001
BbF / 0.1 / 0.19 / 0.10 / 0.12 / 0.14 / 0.15 / 0.004 / 0.002 / 0.015
BjF / 0.1 / 0.10 / 0.05 / 0.06 / 0.07 / 0.08 / 0.002 / 0.001 / 0.008
BkF / 0.1 / 0.12 / 0.06 / 0.07 / 0.08 / 0.09 / 0.002 / 0.001 / 0.005
BeP / 0 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000
BaP / 1 / 1.68 / 0.72 / 0.44 / 0.54 / 0.73 / 0.023 / 0.005 / 0.040
PE / 0 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000
IP / 0.1 / 0.17 / 0.08 / 0.08 / 0.08 / 0.10 / 0.006 / 0.002 / 0.009
DBA / 0.1 / 0.04 / 0.02 / 0.01 / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.001
BPE / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.001 / 0.000 / 0.002
Total / 2.51 / 1.10 / 0.82 / 1.00 / 1.25 / 0.040 / 0.012 / 0.085