Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analyzed in rainwater collected on two sites in east of france (strasbourg and erstein)

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (naphtalene, acenaphtene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene and coronene) have been consecutively analyzed in rainwater sampled in Strasbourg (urban site) and Erstein (rural site) between January 2002 and June 2003 and between April 2002 and June 2003 on a weekly basis respectively. For the sampling of rainwater, a wet-only rainwater sampler was used together with an open collector to take the measurements of precipitation. PAHs in rainwater were extracted by using SPE cartridges and analyzed by HPLC-fluorescence following a method developed in the laboratory. Mean concentrations of all PAHs ( 16 HAPs) varied between 0.15 and 79.60 ng·L-1 in Erstein, and between 3.70 and 1596.45 ng·L-1 in Strasbourg. Naphtalene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene, benzo[j]fluoranthne and benzo[a]pyrene were the most concentrated PAHs analyzed. Benzo[a]pyrene was frequently detected. Seasonal effects were observed with a maximum of concentrations of PAHs during cold periods. Some spatial influences were also reported. The calculation of some PAH ratios show that diesel exhaust could be the main source of PAHs in rainwater on the two sites.

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Delhomme, O., Rieb, E., & Millet, M. (2008). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analyzed in rainwater collected on two sites in east of france (strasbourg and erstein). In Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (Vol. 28, pp. 472–485). Taylor and Francis Inc. https://doi.org/10.1080/10406630802377898

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