A Review on the Atmospheric Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Asia Since 2000 - Part I: Data from Developed Countries

Suvarapu, Lakshmi Narayana; Seo, Young-Kyo; Lee, Beomseok; Baek, Sung‐Ok

doi:10.5572/ajae.2012.6.3.147

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“…Numerous studies worldwide have demonstrated that there are significant seasonal variations in PAH concentrations depending on the amount of fossil fuel combustion [9,27,44,[50][51][52][53][54]. Similarly, this study investigated the seasonality of PAH and heavy metal concentrations in the Sihwa-Banwol area, and the data are represented as box plots in Fig.…”

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“…Therefore, in order to identify the long-term trends and regional characteristics of these data, it is important to maintain consistency in the measurement sites and periods. Comprehensive review papers on the comparison of atmospheric PAHs in major Asian countries, including Korea, have been published [52,53]. Therefore, in this study, we focused on the PAH concentrations in Korea during the winter period when they are generally the highest.…”

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Monitoring of particulate hazardous air pollutants and affecting factors in the largest industrial area in South Korea: The Sihwa-Banwol complex

Baek

Seo

Kim

et al. 2019

Environmental Engineering Research

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Ambient air monitoring of particulate hazardous air pollutants was performed from 2005 to 2007 in the Sihwa-Banwol industrial complexes, which is the largest industrial area in Korea. The occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals, their spatial and seasonal distributions, and the factors affecting the variations in concentrations were investigated. The annual average concentration of benzo[a]pyrene was 1.27 ng/m<sup>3</sup>, with a maximum of 10.41 ng/m<sup>3</sup>. The PAH levels between the industrial and residential sites did not differ significantly, although heavy metals strongly related to industrial activities showed a clear variation between the two groups. Thus, industrial activities were not the only sources of PAHs; they also included automobile emissions and residential heating fuels. Coal-fired power plants outside the city and transboundary contributions from China and North Korea also affected the PAH levels in the area. Although ambient levels of heavy metals had no specific seasonal pattern, PAH levels showed distinct seasonal variations, with the highest level in winter. Factors affecting the PAH concentrations were vehicle exhaust, domestic heating, industrial activities, incineration within the area, and fuel combustion outside the area. The Sihwa-Banwol industrial complexes can be regarded as a hot-spot of PAH pollution in the Seoul metropolitan area.

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Section: Factors Affecting the Tsp And Pah Concentrationsmentioning

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Monitoring of particulate hazardous air pollutants and affecting factors in the largest industrial area in South Korea: The Sihwa-Banwol complex

Baek

Seo

Kim

et al. 2019

Environmental Engineering Research

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“…However, the concern of PAHs pollution research, including distribution, sources, trophic transfer, biomagnification, and human health risks, has increased globally in recent times [34][35][36]. This increasing concern about PAHs pollution research in different countries is related to national policy and research capacity [37]. Developed countries are more concerned about any kind of pollution than developing countries [37].…”

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“…This increasing concern about PAHs pollution research in different countries is related to national policy and research capacity [37]. Developed countries are more concerned about any kind of pollution than developing countries [37]. This is due to a higher research capacity, institutes, and governments funding policies in developed countries than in developing countries [37].…”

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“…Developed countries are more concerned about any kind of pollution than developing countries [37]. This is due to a higher research capacity, institutes, and governments funding policies in developed countries than in developing countries [37]. Therefore, knowing the pollution status of certain pollutants would be crucial for policymakers to invest more research funding in certain topics.…”

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Sources, Occurrences, and Risks of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydro-Carbons (PAHs) in Bangladesh: A Review of Current Status

Uddin,

2024

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution has emerged as a significant environmental issue in Bangladesh in the recent years, driven by both economic and population growth. This review aims to investigate the current trends in PAHs pollution research, covering sediments, water, aquatic organisms, air particles, and associated health risks in Bangladesh. A comparative analysis with PAHs research in other countries is conducted, and potential future research directions are explored. This review suggests that the research on PAHs pollution in Bangladesh is less well studied and has fewer research publications compared to other countries. Dominant sources of PAHs in Bangladesh are fossil fuel combustion, petroleum hydrocarbons, urban discharges, industrial emissions, shipbreaking, and shipping activities. The concentrations of PAHs in sediments, water, air particles, and aquatic organisms in Bangladesh were found to be higher than those in most of the other countries around the world. Therefore, coastal sediments showed higher PAHs pollution than urban areas. Health risk assessments reveal both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks to residents in Bangladesh due to the consumption of aquatic organisms. According to this investigation, it can be concluded that there are considerably higher PAHs concentrations in different environmental compartments in Bangladesh, which have received less research attention compared with other countries of the world. Considering these circumstances, this review recommends that future PAHs pollution research directions should focus on aquatic ecosystems, shipbreaking areas, air particles, and direct exposure to human health risks. Therefore, this study recommends addressing the identification of PAH sources, bioaccumulation, biomagnification in the food web, and biomarker responses of benthic organisms in future PAHs pollution research.

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban Greenland soils of Nanjing, China: concentration, distribution, sources and potential risks

JunYe

Yang

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Environ Geochem Health

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A Review on the Atmospheric Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Asia Since 2000 - Part I: Data from Developed Countries

Cited by 9 publications

References 55 publications

Monitoring of particulate hazardous air pollutants and affecting factors in the largest industrial area in South Korea: The Sihwa-Banwol complex

Monitoring of particulate hazardous air pollutants and affecting factors in the largest industrial area in South Korea: The Sihwa-Banwol complex

Sources, Occurrences, and Risks of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydro-Carbons (PAHs) in Bangladesh: A Review of Current Status

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban Greenland soils of Nanjing, China: concentration, distribution, sources and potential risks

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