Vertical Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Window Organic Films Formed in an Urban Street Canyon

Ioannis Spiliopoulos; Evangelos Bakeas*

Ioannis Spiliopoulos and Evangelos Bakeas*

Volume2-Issue2
Dates: Received: 2021-02-20 | Accepted: 2021-02-27 | Published: 2021-02-27
Pages: 091-094

Abstract

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) were determined in outdoor organic films formed on window glasses inside a street canyon at four different heights. The vertical distribution of PAHs in the organic film and the factors responsible for this have been studied. Significant changes of the concentration levels depending on the height and on the season were observed. The concentrations were elevated in the organic film at the street level and during the cold period. This work provides evidences that window organic film may pose an additional risk for human health in such locations through the accumulation of PAHs near the street level.

FullText HTML FullText PDF DOI: 10.37871/jbres1194

Certificate of Publication

Copyright

How to cite this article

Spiliopoulos I, Bakeas E. Vertical Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Window Organic Films Formed in an Urban Street Canyon. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2021 Feb 27; 2(2): 091-094. doi: 10.37871/jbres1194, Article ID: jbres1194

Subject area(s)

Environmental Contamination

Biosphere Interactions

Atmospheric Chemistry

References

Cetin B, Odabasi M. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in indoor and outdoor window organic films in Izmir, Turkey. J Hazard Mater. 2011 Jan 30;185(2-3):784-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.09.089. Epub 2010 Oct 20. PMID: 20961684.
Pan SH, Li J, Lin T, Zhang G, Li XD, Yin H. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on indoor/outdoor glass window surfaces in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, south China. Environ Pollut. 2012 Oct;169:190-5. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.015. Epub 2012 Apr 11. PMID: 22497758.
Gao W, Wu J, Wang Y, Jiang G. Distribution and congener profiles of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in indoor/outdoor glass window surface films and their film-air partitioning in Beijing, China. Chemosphere. 2016 Feb;144:1327-33. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.09.075. Epub 2015 Oct 23. PMID: 26479451.
Li J, Lin T, Pan S-H, Xu Y, Liu X, Zhang G, Li X-D. Carbonaceous matter and PBDEs on indoor/outdoor glass window surfaces in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, south China. Atmos Environ. 2010;44:3254-3260. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv. 2010. 05.057
Liu QT, Chen R, McCarry BE, Diamond ML, Bahavar B. Characterization of polar organic compounds in the organic film on indoor and outdoor glass windows. Environ Sci Technol. 2003 Jun 1;37(11):2340-9. doi: 10.1021/es020848i. PMID: 12831015.
Liu QT, Diamond ML, Gingrich SE, Ondov JM, Maciejczyk P, Stern GA. Accumulation of metals, trace elements and semi-volatile organic compounds on exterior window surfaces in Baltimore. Environ Pollut. 2003;122(1):51-61. doi: 10.1016/s0269-7491(02)00286-5. PMID: 12535595.
Wang W, Huang MJ, Kang Y, Wang HS, Leung AO, Cheung KC, Wong MH. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban surface dust of Guangzhou, China: Status, sources and human health risk assessment. Sci Total Environ. 2011 Oct 1;409(21):4519-27. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.07.030. PMID: 21855957.
Yu Y, Yang Y, Liu M, Zheng X, Liu Y, Wang Q, Liu W. PAHs in organic film on glass window surfaces from central Shanghai, China: distribution, sources and risk assessment. Environ Geochem Health. 2014 Aug;36(4):665-75. doi: 10.1007/s10653-013-9588-x. Epub 2013 Dec 12. PMID: 24337860.
Hussaina K, Rahmanb M, Prakasha A, Hoquea R-R. Street dust bound PAHs, carbon and heavy metals in Guwahati city – Seasonality, toxicity and sources. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2015;19:17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2015.07.010