Autumn and Wintertime Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 from Urumqi, China

Yi Li Mire A Bu Da Limu；Di Li Nuer Ta LiFu；A Bu Lizi Yi Miti；Xin-Ming Wang；Xiang Ding

Fine particulate (PM2.5) ； Coarse particulate (PM2.5-10) ； PAHs Source apportionment ； Urumqi

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

13卷1期（2013 / 02 / 01）

407 - 414

英文

Concurrent sampling of PM2.5 and PM2.5–10 aerosols on a rooftop (15 m above ground) was conducted at a location in urban Urumqi (Xinjiang University 43°77'N, 87°61'E) during September 2010 to March 2011. These filters were analyzed for fifteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The ΣPAHs (sum of 15 PAHs) ranged from 0.11 to 1058.08 ng/m^3 in PM2.5 and 0.01 to 90.89 ng/m^3 in PM2.5–10, respectively. 90% of the ΣPAHs existed in PM2.5. In the autumn the ΣPAHs ranged from an undetectable level to 10.93 ng/m^3 in PM2.5 and 2.10 ng/m3 in PM2.5–10, and in the winter from an undetectable level to 54.11 ng/m^3 in PM2.5 and 5.12 ng/m^3 in PM2.5–10.Benzo (a) pyrene-equivalent carcinogenic potency (BaPeq) was calculated to evaluate the cancer risk of carcinogenic PAHs to the public. The level of BaPeq in PM2.5 was an average of 5.97 ng/m^3, significantly higher than the value recommended by the WTO (1 ng/m^3). This suggests that it is important to control regional combustion sources to reduce air pollution-related health risks in urban Urumqi.