ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in
the Particles Emitted from the Diesel
and Gasoline Engines
Małgorzata Szewczyńska1, Joanna Dąbrowska2, Krystyna Pyrzyńska3
1Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy- PIB, Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warszawa, Poland
2University of Warsaw, Chemistry Department, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
3University of Warsaw, Chemistry Department, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
2University of Warsaw, Chemistry Department, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
3University of Warsaw, Chemistry Department, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
Submission date: 2016-06-23
Final revision date: 2016-08-24
Acceptance date: 2016-08-30
Online publication date: 2017-03-22
Publication date: 2017-03-22
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):801–807
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ABSTRACT
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are contaminants widespread in the environment and vehicular
emissions have long been recognized as the most important anthropogenic sources of PAHs in urban air
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emitted in the exhaust gases of diesel and petrol engines using
different fuels were quantified. Size fractionated chemical analysis of particles in vehicle emissions were
carried out by sampling with an electrical low pressure multi-stage impactor ELPI. The mean concentrations
of total PAHs adsorbed onto the particulate matter in the rage of 0.03-0.25 μm emitted from the exhaust
gases were 48.3, 128.2 and 83.0 ng·m-3, respectively from three kinds of diesel fuels. Results indicated
that PAHs present in the last two fraction (0.17-0.25 μm) have the highest contribution in the total content
of these compounds. In the collected fractions of particulate matter emitted in gasoline engine exhaust 12
compounds were identified in the 0.25 μm fraction and 9 PAHs in the 0.17 μm fraction.
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