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dc.contributor.authorAmbade, B.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Amit
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ashwini
dc.contributor.authorSahu, L.K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T10:44:07Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03
dc.date.available2022-06-20T10:44:07Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationAir Quality, Atmosphere and Health, vol.15(1); 2022; 115-130
dc.identifier.issn1873-9326
dc.identifier.otherhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-021-01089-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/S11869-021-01089-5/TABLES/5
dc.identifier.urihttps://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8836
dc.description3.763
dc.description.abstractAtmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of significant interest owing to their high potential health effects, including mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. We report 16 PAHs measured in ambient PM2.5 from June 2018 to May 2019 over three different sites located in Central East India. The annual average PM2.5 mass concentrations of 97.3± 18.1 µg m-3 , 101.9 ± 19.4 µg m-3 , and 93.9± 20.3 µg m-3 were measured at RCI (Ranchi), GHY (Gamharia), and BKR (Bokaro), respectively. The mass concentrations at all sampling sites are relatively higher than the annual average concentration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. Total annual PAH concentrations (ng m-3 ) are found to be comparable at BKR (797.9± 39.1 ng m-3 ) and RCI (887.7± 38.8 ng m-3 ), however, a relatively higher average is observed over GHY (1015.1± 42.7 ng m-3 ). Using PAHs diagnostic ratios and principal component analysis (PCA), their major sources were attributed to coal and wood combustion as well as vehicular emission of diesel and gasoline at all sampling sites. Significant seasonal variability is observed for PAHs composition and mainly attributed to change in emission sources. Summer and winter compositions were found to be impacted by the transport from IndoGangetic Plains (IGP). However, ambient level PAHs during the post-monsoon season were impacted by mixed sources from Indo-Gangetic Plain and eastern India. These observations are supported by the analysis of back-trajectory and fire count data. The Excess Life Time Cancer Risk (ELCR) values estimated for the study sites are within acceptable limits suggesting acceptable risk levels at BKR, GHY, and RCI. This study highlights the significance of ambient aerosol concentration for health risks in the pre-COVID-19 scenario.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleTemporal variability of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over central east India: sources and carcinogenic risk assessment
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorNational Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 831014, India


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