Pollution level, inhalation exposure and lung cancer risk of ambient atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Taiyuan, China

Xia, Zhihong; Duan, Xiaoli; Tao, Shu; Qiu, Weixun; Liu, Di; Wang, Yilong; Wei, Siye; Wang, Bin; Jiang, Qingsong; Lü, Bin; Song, Yunxue; Hu, Xinxin

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.009

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“…These concentrations were all lower than the average concentration at the e-waste site (27.6 ng/m ) at the other two Chinese e-waste sites (Deng et al, 2006;Luo et al, 2015). However, the PAH concentrations in the present study are much lower than the concentrations in urban PM recently reported in northern China such as Beijing (annual mean = 76.3 ng/m 3 ), Xi'an (107 ng/m 3 ), and Taiyuan (126 ng/m 3 ) (Wang et al, 2011b;Wei et al, 2015;Xia et al, 2013), and lower than that in Nanjing in eastern China (52.9 ng/m 3 ) (He et al, 2014). Previous reports on concentrations of MW 302 PAHs in ambient air are scarce.…”

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Seasonal variations and source apportionment of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in particulate matter in an electronic waste and urban area in South China

Chen

Wang

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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Complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mixtures including parent PAHs, high molecular weight PAHs (MW 302 PAHs), and halogenated PAHs (HPAHs) were measured in particulate matter (PM) in an urban area and a rural electronic waste area in South China , suggesting e-waste recycling being a significant source of these PAHs. The majority of PAHs exhibited higher concentrations in winter and spring and lower concentrations in fall and summer. Meteorological conditions and increased emissions of PAHs in northern China due to domestic heating in colder seasons are important factors influencing the PAH seasonal variations. Source apportionment by the chemical mass balance (CMB) model indicated that residential stoves (coal combustion), industrial boilers (coal combustion), biomass burning, and vehicular emission accounted for 38 ± 14%, 30 ± 11%, 22 ± 22%, and 10 ± 7% of the PAHs in the urban PM, respectively. Comparable contributions from Contents lists available at ScienceDirectScience of the Total Environment j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / s c i t o t e n v these sources were also observed for PM at the e-waste site. PAH emission factors are needed for primitive ewaste recycling to further understand the importance of this source to ambient air.

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Seasonal variations and source apportionment of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in particulate matter in an electronic waste and urban area in South China

Chen

Wang

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Moreover, coal and coal products dominate the fuels in commercial and residential sectors in Taiyuan and the surrounding area (Meng et al, 2007). Very high concentrations of atmospheric PAHs in Taiyuan have also been reported recently (Xia et al, 2013). Beijing is represented only by a single urban site with an annual mean PM 10 concentration of 193 AE 99 mg/m 3 .…”

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Distribution of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in rural field, rural village and urban areas of northern China

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et al. 2014

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a b s t r a c tAtmospheric PM 10 were measured for 12 months at 18 sites along a 2500 km profile across northern China. Annual mean PM 10 concentrations in urban, rural village, and rural field sites were 180 AE 171, 182 AE 154, and 128 AE 89 mg/m 3 , respectively. The similarities in PM 10 concentrations between urban and rural village sites suggest that strong localized emissions and severe contamination in rural residential areas are derived from solid fuels combustion in households. High PM 10 concentrations in Wuwei and Taiyuan were caused by either sandstorms or industrial activities. Relatively low PM 10 concentrations were observed in coastal areas of Dalian and Yantai. Particulate air pollution was much higher in winter and spring than in summer and fall. Multiple regression analysis indicates that 35% of the total variance can be attributed to sandstorms, precipitation and residential energy consumption. Over 40% of the measurements in both urban and rural village areas exceeded the national ambient air quality standard.

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“…where SF is the cancer slope factor for BaP inhalation exposure (a geometric mean of 3.14 kg day mg -1 ± a geometric standard deviation of 1.80) (Chen and Liao, 2006), EF is the exposure frequency (day year ), BW is the body weight of the vendors (67.1 ± 11.4 kg) (Xia et al, 2013), and AT represents the average lifespan for carcinogens (25550 days) (Xia et al, 2013).…”

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Evaluation of Inhalation Exposure to Carcinogenic PM10-Bound PAHs of People at Night Markets of an Urban Area in a Metropolis in Eastern China

Zhang

Peng

Chen

et al. 2015

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Inhalable particle bounded carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose high health risks to both food service workers and consumers cooking or purchasing late night snacks, respectively, in night markets because PAHs are generated in abundance during thermal cooking processes such as barbecue grilling. In the present study, sixteen carcinogenic PAHs in PM 10 collected during open hours from eight night markets in an urban area of a metropolis in eastern China were determined. The total concentration of PAHs (ΣPAH) ranged from 145 to 1340 ng m -3 , with an arithmetic mean of 828 ± 360 ng m -3 . Five-and six-ringed PAHs were predominant in the composition, implying a combination of sources including cooking and traffic. Low coefficient of divergence values for individual PAH homologous among all sampling sites indicated similar sources. The occurrence of PM 10 -bound PAHs appeared to depend on the gasparticle partitioning processes and emission sources according to the results of principal component analysis (PCA). The daily inhalation rate of particle and predicted gaseous benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)-equivalent adjusted PAHs (BaP eq ) for the workers due to occupational exposure was 0.451-3.43 µg day -1 . Correspondingly, the occupational exposure risk for workers with one year of service was less than the acceptable risk level (10 -6 ). However, the risk for people who had worked for more than 3 years exceeded 10 -6 but was less than the priority risk level (10 -4 ). For consumers, the maximum consumption time (t max ) for each time under the acceptable risk level would increase with an increase in age, and the exposure risk for infants, toddlers and children is high when PM 10 -bound PAHs are inhaled. We recommend that t max should be less than 1 hour for consumers under 25 years old. Therefore, our results indicate that both workers and consumers in the night markets have high cancer risks due to inhalation of PM 10 -bound PAHs.

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Pollution level, inhalation exposure and lung cancer risk of ambient atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Taiyuan, China

Cited by 251 publications

References 19 publications

Seasonal variations and source apportionment of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in particulate matter in an electronic waste and urban area in South China

Seasonal variations and source apportionment of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in particulate matter in an electronic waste and urban area in South China

Distribution of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in rural field, rural village and urban areas of northern China

Evaluation of Inhalation Exposure to Carcinogenic PM10-Bound PAHs of People at Night Markets of an Urban Area in a Metropolis in Eastern China

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