Atmospheric levels, distribution, sources, correlation with meteorological parameters and other pollutants and health risk of PAHs bound in PM and PM in Burgas, Bulgaria - a case study.

The quality of atmospheric air of Burgas city, Bulgaria was analyzed in relation to PAHs in two particulate matter fractions - 2.5 μm and 10 μm. It was found that PAHs registered in PM represent entirely the ones registered in PM - an indication that the particulate PAHs in ambient air of Burgas for the sampling period are associated with the fine PM fraction.

Qualitative and quantitative determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fine particulate matter.

A GC-MS method in SIM mode is proposed for routine analysis of nineteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 µm. The latter is collected on Whatman® QM-A quartz filters via OPSIS SM200 sampler during autumn and spring periods at two different points, i.e.