Source Apportionment and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Atmospheric Environment of Alexandria, Egypt

Authors

Mohammed A. Khairy
Rainer Lohmann, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

5-2013

Department

Oceanography

Abstract

In this study, three receptor models [factor analysis/multiple linear regression (FA/MLR), positive matrix factorization (PMF) and UNMIX] were applied seasonally to investigate the source apportionment of PAHs in the atmospheric environment of Alexandria, and a lifetime cancer risk was assessed. ∑44 (gas+particle) PAH concentrations varied from 330 to 1770ngm(-3) and 170-1290ngm(-3) in the summer and winter seasons respectively. PAH concentrations at the industrial sites were significantly higher than at the traffic and residential sites during the winter season (p

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Khairy, M. A., & Lohmann, R. (2013). Source apportionment and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmospheric environment of Alexandria, Egypt. Chemosphere, 91(7), 895-903.

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.018