Particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a selected athletic hall: ambient concentrations, origin and effects on human health

Kuskowska, Karolina; Rogula–Kozłowska, Wioletta; Rogula-Kopiec, Patrycja

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20182801020

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“…As was mentioned in the description of sampling sites, Targówek is one of the districts of Warsaw, in which low housing, mostly from the 1970s, constitutes a significant percentage of the total housing development. Thousands of these buildings are not connected to the central heating network [17,47]. Accordingly, in the heating season, emission from hard coal, wood, and sometimes trash burning in old tenement houses and single-family houses is the main source of fine PM and its precursors both inside and outside the hall.…”

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“…Only natural ventilation is used in the building. During working days, the hall is used by students from the neighboring school, and in the afternoons and weekends, the hall is used for training and inter-school competitions [17]. The hall is open from morning (6.00) to evening (22.00), Monday to Sunday, and is systematically frequented by children, adolescents, and adults.…”

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Size-Segregated Particulate Matter in a Selected Sports Facility in Poland

2019

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The aims of this study were to determine the concentration of particulate matter, analyze the percentage share of four particulate matter subfractions (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10) in TSP (total mass of particulate matter (PM)) in a typical Polish sports hall at different day periods during heating and non-heating seasons, and compare the average daily doses of respirable dust (PM4) for three groups of the sports hall users (pupils, teachers, and athletes). Gravimetric measurements of PM4 and TSP concentrations and optical measurements of the concentrations of five PM fractions (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10, PM100) were conducted for 8 hours a day, simultaneously inside and outside the hall, for 20 days each in summer and winter. During training, PM mass was concentrated mainly in coarse particles (PM2.5–100) (summer—55%, winter—35%). Without activity, the main part of PM mass was from fine particles (PM2.5, summer—59%, winter—75%). In summer, PM inside the hall originated mainly from internal sources. In winter, the fine PM concentration was affected by outdoor sources. The daily doses of PM4 for different groups of sports hall users indicate that the health exposure of sports practitioners to PM may be greater than for non-practitioners staying in the same conditions.

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Size-Segregated Particulate Matter in a Selected Sports Facility in Poland

2019

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“…A significant increase of PAHs in the atmosphere has a negative impact on the environment and human health. PAHs have mutagenic and carcinogenic effects (Kozielska et al, 2015;Kuskowska et al, 2018;Rogula-Kozłowska et al, 2018. The strongest carcinogenic compounds are benzo [a]pyrene and dibenzo [a,h]anthracene.…”

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Seasonal Variability of PM10 Chemical Composition Including 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, Marker of Plastic Combustion and Toxicity in Wadowice, South Poland

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Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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The objective of this research was to evaluate the seasonal variation of the chemical composition of PM10 including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene (135TPB), which is a well known marker of plastic combustion. The presented work is a part of the project concerning assessment of air quality of small cities around Krakow agglomeration. Monitoring campaign was conducted between February and October 2017 in Wadowice, a small city in Krakow agglomeration, South Poland. To widen the knowledge of Krakow's agglomeration air quality, other aerosol chemical components were analyzed. Ion chromatography (IC) was used for analysis of cations and anions, while gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used for PAHs. Samples were also analyzed for OC/EC (organic/elemental carbon) by thermal-optical analysis with a Sunset Laboratory carbon analyzer, Sunset Inc. The co-combustion of plastic in addition to conventional fuels and the respective impact on air quality is evaluated via the concentration of the marker compound 135TPB. Co-combustion of plastics with fuels resulted in a higher abundance of fluorene and most of 4-6 ring PAHs, in agreement with recent literature. Authors proved that other sources besides plastic burning, including road transport, residential heating, residential combustion, industrial emissions, affect the air quality in South Poland. The modeling tool Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model (HYSPLIT), developed by NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory, was used to define the possible areas outside Wadowice contributing to urban air pollution.

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