[Front page] [Contents] [Back] [Printing instructions]

 

Table 3.1.1.
Particulate polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC) (ng/m3), mutagenic activity (rev./m3) and inorganic components in street air in 1996 and 1992-1993.
 

 

Impact of Regulations of Traffic Emissions on PAH Level in the Air

Compound Street 1996 Street
1992-1993
Compound Street 1996 Street
1992-1993
Dibenzothiophene 0.10 ± 0.02 0.28 ± 0.08 NO (ppb) 101 ± 14 133 ± 13
Phenanthrene 1.4 ± 0.3 2.4 ± 0.9 Gas NOy (ppb) 133 ± 16 164 ± 14
Anthracene 0.40 ± 0.09 0.6 ± 0.2 SO2 (ppb) 2.6 ± 0.5 7.4 ± 0.7
2-methylphenanthrene 1.3 ± 0.3 CO (ppm) 1.70 ± 0.20 1.96 ± 0.14
3-methylphenanthrene 0.74 ± 0.18 Ozone (ppb) 12 ± 4
1-methylphenanthrene 0.8 ± 0.2 Soot (µg/m3) 46 ± 7 56 ± 5
4,5-methylene-+9-methylphenanthrene 1.2 ± 0.3 Particles (µg/m3) 137 ± 25 94 ± 8
Methylphenanthrenes (total) 4.0 ± 0.4 7 ± 2 Chloride (µg/m3) 9 ± 7 5 ± 3
Fluoranthene 5.2 ± 1.3 5.6 ± 1.8 Sulphate (µgS/m3) 2.9 ± 0.9 2.7 ± 0.4
Pyrene 9 ± 2 7.3 ± 2.0 Aluminium (µg/m3) 1.4 ± 0.4 0.63 ± 0.16
Benzo(b)naphto(2,1-d)thiophene 0.40± 0.10 0.55 ± 0.16 Calcium (µg/m3) 3.6 ± 0.7 1.9 ± 0.4
Benzo(ghi)fluoranthene+benzo(c)phenanthrene 3.5 ± 0.8 7.0 ± 1.4 Iron (µg/m3) 2.7 ± 0.5 1.7 ± 0.3
Cyclopenteno(cd)pyrene 2.4 ± 2.3 6.1 ± 1.7 Lead (µg/m3) 0.034 ± 0.005 0.23 ± 0.04
Benz(a)anthracene 3.1 ± 0.8 4.1 ± 1.1 Potassium (µg/m3) 0.44 ± 0.10 0.32 ± 0.05
Chrysene+triphenylene 4.0 ± 0.8 7.9 ± 1.7 Zinc (µg/m3) 0.16 ± 0.03 0.12 ± 0.02
Benzo(b+j+k)fluoranthene 6.5 ± 1.4 9.3 ± 1.9 Silicon (µg/m3) 4.0 ± 0.8 2.0 ± 0.5
Benzo(a)fluoranthene 0.67 ± 0.19 1.5 ± 0.3 Bromide (ng/m3) 6.1 ± 1.0 48 ± 9
Benzo(e)pyrene 3.1 ± 0.7 4.4 ± 0.7 Selenium (ng/m3) 0.5 ± 0.3
Benzo(a)pyrene 2.2 ± 0.6 4.4 ± 1.2 Barium (ng/m3) 65 ± 11 49 ± 10
Perylene 0.49 ± 0.14 1.2 ± 0.4 Chromium (ng/m3) 20 ± 5 14.6 ± 1.8
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 2.0 ± 0.4 4.5 ± 0.8 Copper (ng/m3) 80 ± 11 57 ± 9
Dibenz(ac+ah)anthracene 0.12 ± 0.05 Manganese (ng/m3) 116 ± 31 43 ± 8
Benzo(ghi)perylene 5.1 ± 1.1 8.0 ± 1.3 Platinum (pg/m3) 13 ± 10
Anthanthrene 0.6 ± 0.2 1.6 ± 0.3 Nickel (ng/m3) 6.3 ± 1.2 6.1 ± 1.1
Coronene 3.8 ± 1.0 5.8 ± 1.1 Strontium (ng/m3) 12 ± 2 9.4 ± 1.8
Anthraquinone 4.1 ± 1.6 Cadmium (ng/m3) 24 ± 18 12 ± 2
Benzanthrone 3.7 ± 1.2 Titanium (ng/m3) 156 ± 33 100 ± 19
No. of PAH samples 16 76 Vanadium (ng/m3) 12 ± 4 12 ± 2
TA98+S9 48 ± 41 59 ± 29 No. of mutagenicity samples 16 32
TA98-S9 34 ± 28 44 ± 20 No. of metal samples 17 27
TA98NR 15 ± 12 32 ± 16 No. of other samples 18-20 77-86
Season February-
December
January -
March
Season February-
December
January-
March