TY - JOUR
T1 - PAH characteristics and genotoxicity in the ambient air of a petrochemical industry complex
AU - Tsai, Jiun Horng
AU - Being-Hwa, Peng
AU - Ding-Zang, Lee
AU - Lee, Ching Chang
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Acknowledgment - The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Science Council, Republic of China for supporting the study (NSC 82-0421-POO6-0052). Our thanks especially to Dr. W.J. Lee and Dr. D.C. Lin for their professional editorial comments in preparing this manuscript.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) samples, at four sampling sites, in the ambient air of petrochemical plants were collected by several PS-1 samplers from October 1993 to July 1994 in a petrochemical complex area located in southern Taiwan. In addition, the genotoxicity of the PAH samples were investigated by the Ames Salmonella/microsomal assay system. The winter/summer ratios of total-PAH composition were 0.60, 1.39, 2.97, and 1.28 for sites A, B, C, and D, respectively. This result implied that wind direction is the most significant parameter affecting the total-PAH composition in these four sampling sites. Sampling sites B, C, and D were located on the downwind side of the petrochemical plant and gave higher total-PAH composition than those of sampling site A. Particle phase PAHs had higher mutagenicity than those in the gas phase.
AB - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) samples, at four sampling sites, in the ambient air of petrochemical plants were collected by several PS-1 samplers from October 1993 to July 1994 in a petrochemical complex area located in southern Taiwan. In addition, the genotoxicity of the PAH samples were investigated by the Ames Salmonella/microsomal assay system. The winter/summer ratios of total-PAH composition were 0.60, 1.39, 2.97, and 1.28 for sites A, B, C, and D, respectively. This result implied that wind direction is the most significant parameter affecting the total-PAH composition in these four sampling sites. Sampling sites B, C, and D were located on the downwind side of the petrochemical plant and gave higher total-PAH composition than those of sampling site A. Particle phase PAHs had higher mutagenicity than those in the gas phase.
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U2 - 10.1016/0160-4120(94)00037-8
DO - 10.1016/0160-4120(94)00037-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028954524
VL - 21
SP - 47
EP - 56
JO - Environmental International
JF - Environmental International
SN - 0160-4120
IS - 1
ER -