Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons concentrations simultaneously obtained in gas, rainwater and particles

作者：Phan Quang Thang^*; Taniguchi Tatsuya; Nabeshima Yoshie; Bandow Hiroshi; Nguyen Quang Trung; Takenaka Norimichi

来源：Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, 2014, 7(3): 273-281.

DOI：10.1007/s11869-013-0234-7

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
• Gas
• Rainwater
• Particles
• Distribution

This study reported the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations simultaneously obtained in gas/rain/particle in rain event from 2010 to 2012 in Osaka, Japan. A sampling method for rain and the materials of a rain collector were also surveyed. Benzene and a glass bottle were used to prevent the decrease of PAHs in rainwater. The average concentration of I 9PAHs pound in rainwater ranged between 17.49 and 646.52 ng dm(-3). The mean ratio of these I 9PAHs pound in gas versus particles was 77.9 and 68.3 % during rain and no rain, respectively. During rain, the PAHs in particles were scavenged by rain and were incorporated via washout by collision with each other. Therefore, the ratio of PAHs in rainwater was similar to that in particles. The low molecular weight LMW-PAHs from gas were recognized as being dissolved in rain but did not affect the ratio of PAHs in rain. Four rings PAH were dominant in gas/rain/particles. The seasonal variation of I 9PAHs pound in rainwater was reported and discussed, and the PAHs levels during the winter and spring were higher compared with that of summer and autumn. Furthermore, the sampling method of PAHs in snow is also developed.

• 出版日期2014-9