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Table 3.5.2.
Comparison of 1996 to 1992 ratios of PAH and mutagens with particulate associated inorganic elements.
 

 

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

Compound 1996 concentration 1992 concentration (25 samples) 1996 to 1992 ratio*
Benzo(bjk)fluoranthenes (ng/m3) 6.5 ± 1.4 10 ± 5 0.63
Benzo(a)pyrene (ng/m3) 2.2 ± 0.6 6 ± 3 0.35
Benzo(e)pyrene (ng/m3) 3.1 ± 0.7 5.5 ± 1.7 0.56
Benzo(ghi)perylene (ng/m3) 5.1 ± 1.1 11 ± 3 0.48
Coronene (ng/m3) 3.8 ± 1.0 8 ± 3 0.47
DieselBeP (ng/m3) 1.4 ± 0.4 3.0 ± 0.9 0.46
S (µg/m3) 2.9 ± 0.9 2.7 ± 0.4 1.07
K (µg/m3) 0.44 ± 0.10 0.32 ± 0.05 1.40
V (ng/m3) 12 ± 4 12 ± 3 1.04
Mn (µg/m3) 0.13 ± 0.04 0.042 ± 0.009 2.79
Ni (ng/m3) 6.3 ± 1.2 6.2 ± 1.2 1.02
Zn (µg/m3) 0.16 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.02 1.38
Br (ng/m3) 6.1 ± 1.0 47 ± 9 0.13
Pb (ng/m3) 34 ± 5 228 ± 40 0.15
Cu (ng/m3) 80 ± 11 55 ± 9 1.44
TA98+S9 (rev./m3) 48 ± 41 72 ± 38 0.67
TA98-S9 (rev./m3) 34 ± 28 51 ± 27 0.67
TA98NR (rev./m3) 15 ± 12 38 ± 21 0.40
Risø wind-rate (m/s) 5.7 ± 1.6 5.1 ± 0.9
Risø temperature (°C) 4 ± 4 2.9 ± 1.1
No. of samples 16 25

* average ratio of 7 PAH (BbjkF, BaP, BeP, BghiP and Cor) 0.50 ± 0.09, average ratio of 3 mutagenicity tests 0.58 ± 0.18 and average ratio of 6 reference components (S, K, V, Ni, Zn and Cu) 1.22 ± 0.16. Both PAH and mutagenicity average ratio was significant lower than that of the 6 inorganic reference components (t-test, p< 0.001).