Detailed Information on Publication Record
2005
Contribution of biomass burning to atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at three European background sites
MANDALAKIS, M., O. GUSTAFFSON, T. ALSBERG, A.L. EGEBACK, C.M. REDDY et. al.Basic information
Original name
Contribution of biomass burning to atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at three European background sites
Name in Czech
Prispevek spalovani biomasy k atmosferickemu znciseiteni polyaromatickymi uhlovodiky ve tech evropskch pozaovch lokalitch.
Authors
MANDALAKIS, M. (300 Greece), O. GUSTAFFSON (752 Sweden), T. ALSBERG (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), A.L. EGEBACK (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), C.M. REDDY (840 United States of America), L. XU (840 United States of America), Jana KLANOVA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Ivan HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic) and E.G. STEPHANOU (300 Greece)
Edition
Environmental Science & Technology, USA, 2005, 0013-936X
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10406 Analytical chemistry
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 4.054
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/05:00025531
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000228781700023
Keywords in English
radiocarbon analysis; polyaromatic hydrocarbons; atmosphere; biomass burning; air pollution; Europe
Tags
Změněno: 18/3/2010 10:45, prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D.
V originále
Radiocarbon analysis of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from three background areas in Sweden, Croatia and Greece was performed to apportion their origin between fossil and biomass combustion. Diagnostic ratios of PAHs implied that wood and coal combustion was relatively more important in northern Europe, while combustion of fossil fuels was the dominant source of PAHs to the southern European background sites. The stable carbon isotopic composition (d13C) of PAHs ranged from -29.2 to -27.7, suggesting that diesel combustion is of minor importance in all areas. The radiocarbon content (Ä14C) of atmospheric PAHs in Sweden ranged between -388 and -381, while more depleted values were observed for Greece (-914) and Croatia (-888). Using a 14C isotopic mass balance model, it was calculated that biomass burning contributes nearly 10% of the total PAH burden in the studied southern European atmosphere with fossil fuel combustion making up the 90% balance. In contrast, biomass burning contributes about 50% of total PAHs in the aerosols of central Sweden. Our results suggest that the relative contributions of biomass burning and fossil fuels to atmospheric PAHs may differ considerably between countries and therefore different national control strategies might be needed if a further reduction of these pollutants is to be achieved on a continental-global scale.
In Czech
Radiocarbon analysis of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from three background areas in Sweden, Croatia and Greece was performed to apportion their origin between fossil and biomass combustion. Diagnostic ratios of PAHs implied that wood and coal combustion was relatively more important in northern Europe, while combustion of fossil fuels was the dominant source of PAHs to the southern European background sites. The stable carbon isotopic composition (d13C) of PAHs ranged from -29.2 to -27.7, suggesting that diesel combustion is of minor importance in all areas. The radiocarbon content (Ä14C) of atmospheric PAHs in Sweden ranged between -388 and -381, while more depleted values were observed for Greece (-914) and Croatia (-888). Using a 14C isotopic mass balance model, it was calculated that biomass burning contributes nearly 10% of the total PAH burden in the studied southern European atmosphere with fossil fuel combustion making up the 90% balance. In contrast, biomass burning contributes about 50% of total PAHs in the aerosols of central Sweden. Our results suggest that the relative contributions of biomass burning and fossil fuels to atmospheric PAHs may differ considerably between countries and therefore different national control strategies might be needed if a further reduction of these pollutants is to be achieved on a continental-global scale.
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