Aircraft engines as a source of arcinogenic pollution of the environment [benzo(a)pyrene studies]

Assessment of PAHs in soil around the International Airport in Delhi, India

“…Aircraft engines (piston and turbine) have been demonstrated to emit considerable amounts of benzo(a)pyrene (2-10 mg min −1 ), a known carcinogenic hydrocarbon associated with particulates [6]. So, particulate associated PAHs emitted from aircrafts [7], represent a source of carcinogenic pollution in the vicinity of airports [8].…”

Simulation of the Environmental Impact of an Airport on the Surrounding Air Quality

“…But a recent Russian study using spectrofluorescent methods has shown that soot and exhaust products from aircraft contained benzo(a)pyrene which induced malignant tumors in mice. 9 Dr. Daniels is Associate Professor, Department of Meteorology, and Dr. Bach is Professor, Department of Geography, at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. This is a revised version of Paper No.…”

Estimate of Contribution of Jet Aircraft Operations To Trace Element Concentration at or near Airports

“…4 Linden and Heywood 5 point out that the extent to which gas turbine smoke is a harmful pollutant is not presently well understood and in regard to trace carcinogenic components is apparently of negligible importance. Shabad and Smirnov, 6 however, report emissions of 2 to 10 mg of benzo (a) pyrene per minute from Soviet engines depending on power setting and aromatic content of fuel. The National Academy of Sciences has emphasized the need for further definitive work on this matter, 7 and studies are currently under way at the NASA Lewis Research Center to examine gas turbine exhausts for polycyclic organic matter in the particulate.…”