Detailed Information on Publication Record
2007
Source aportionment of atmospheric PAHs in the western Balkans by natural abundance radiocarbon analysis.
ZENCAK, Zdenek, Orjan GUSTAFSSON, Jana KLÁNOVÁ and Ivan HOLOUBEKBasic information
Original name
Source aportionment of atmospheric PAHs in the western Balkans by natural abundance radiocarbon analysis.
Name in Czech
Hledání zdrojů atmosférických PAHs na západním Balkáně na základě přirozené abundance radionuklidů uhlíku.
Authors
ZENCAK, Zdenek (756 Switzerland), Orjan GUSTAFSSON (752 Sweden), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Ivan HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
Environmental Science & Technology, USA, The American Chemical Society, 2007, 0013-936X
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 4.363
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/07:00023697
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000246843300007
Keywords in English
Source aportionment; PAHs; Radiocarbon analysis;Western Balkan
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 16/7/2008 15:11, Mgr. Petr Bureš
V originále
Combustion of fossil fuels is the major source of energy for today global economy but is also largely responsible for both the greenhouse effect and air pollution of significant public health concern. While statistical information exists for fossil fuel usage and emissions in different countries, the contribution of biomass combustion (as energy source or simply as open fires, forest fires, waste incineration, etc.) to atmospheric pollution is much more difficult to constrain. Predictions based on traditional emission inventory approaches fail because of the very large variations in emission factors for different biomass combustion processes. The challenge of apportioning the pollution sources is further exacerbated for countries where data about energy usage and extent of combustion of non fossil material is limited due to difficult socio economic conditions. We propose that progress in source apportionment can be made by an inverse approach to emission inventorying, namely receptor based compound specific radiocarbon analysis (CSRA) of target pollutants. Here we apply CSRA of the combustion-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in the atmosphere of the countries of the former republic of Yugoslavia and reveal significant contribution (35-58%) of combustion of non fossil material to the atmospheric pollution by PAHs, even in urban and industrialized areas. This quantitative source apportionment provides a direction for remedial action.
In Czech
Combustion of fossil fuels is the major source of energy for today global economy but is also largely responsible for both the greenhouse effect and air pollution of significant public health concern. While statistical information exists for fossil fuel usage and emissions in different countries, the contribution of biomass combustion (as energy source or simply as open fires, forest fires, waste incineration, etc.) to atmospheric pollution is much more difficult to constrain. Predictions based on traditional emission inventory approaches fail because of the very large variations in emission factors for different biomass combustion processes. The challenge of apportioning the pollution sources is further exacerbated for countries where data about energy usage and extent of combustion of non fossil material is limited due to difficult socio economic conditions. We propose that progress in source apportionment can be made by an inverse approach to emission inventorying, namely receptor based compound specific radiocarbon analysis (CSRA) of target pollutants. Here we apply CSRA of the combustion-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in the atmosphere of the countries of the former republic of Yugoslavia and reveal significant contribution (35-58%) of combustion of non fossil material to the atmospheric pollution by PAHs, even in urban and industrialized areas. This quantitative source apportionment provides a direction for remedial action.
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