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- Title
Influence of the products of biomass combustion processes on air quality and cancer risk assessment in rural environmental (Spain).
- Authors
Galán-Madruga, David; Ubeda, Regina M.; Terroba, June M.; dos Santos, Saúl G.; García-Cambero, Jesús P.
- Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with atmospheric particles represent a significant risk to human health. This issue is even more relevant in environments where biomass combustion processes are considered as the major potential emission sources, such as the rural ecosystem. This study aimed to assess the levels of PM10-bound PAHs in several rural locations, their distribution along a year and how weather variables could influence them. Also, we focused on the emission sources and the comparison of the PAH mixtures to assess similitude among the sampling points. PM10-bound PAHs levels were monitored at three rural locations (north, center, and south) of Spain between April 2017 and February 2018. The study revealed that there were substantial differences regarding the levels of ΣPAHs, being higher in the central zone (IS; 65.4 mg/m3), then in the south (VA; 35.8 ng/m3) and finally in the north (NA; 20.9 ng/m3). IS and VA showed a similar distribution of emission sources, and temperature and wind speed seemed to influence negatively over the levels of PAHs likely. At both locations, PAH levels ran parallel throughout the year, with maximum levels during cold seasons and a greater presence of high molecular weight PAHs; however, the levels of PAHs and the most representative PAHs differed. On the other hand, NA was characterized for having another distribution of emission sources, which determined other representative PAHs, higher levels during spring, and a similar presence of high/medium/low molecular weight. Finally, the levels of ambient air PAHs represented an acceptable risk to people.
- Subjects
SPAIN; BIOMASS burning; COMBUSTION products; DISEASE risk factors; AIR quality; ENVIRONMENTAL risk assessment; POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; CARBONACEOUS aerosols
- Publication
Environmental Geochemistry & Health, 2022, Vol 44, Issue 8, p2595
- ISSN
0269-4042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10653-021-01052-4