Risk Assessment of 26 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Compounds in Parkng Garages

dc.contributor.authorKara, Gulnihal
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Mehmet Emin
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:20:37Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:20:37Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine the level of 26polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at parking garages and to provide the necessary annual information based on occupational inhalation exposure and non-occupational inhalation exposure, which carry risks for the environment. For this purpose, 22samples were collected continuously from both gas and particulates phase PAHs from two parking garages at Konya City Center, Turkey. The exposure-based risk of these samples was evaluated using concentrations of the carcinogenic PAH compounds. None of the 26PAHs measured had values exceeding the recommended exposure limits (RELs) standard values for inhalation rate recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Exposure levels of gas and particulate PAHs for the occupational group and the public (children and adults who spend time in shopping centers) were found to be 0.07-28.24gm(-3) and 0.05-5.753gm(-3), respectively, representing levels two to four times higher than those at the control site. Maximum daily inhalation of B[a]Py was estimated at 1.33ngd(-1) for exposure of the public and as 274 ngd(-1) for the occupational group. It is believed that traffic makes a substantial contribution to the PAH profile, which had relatively high concentrations of naphthalene (Napth) and coronene (Coro). Highly carcinogenic dibenzo(a,l)pyrene (B[al]Pyre) was found in the ambient air at two parking garages. Napth and phenanthrene (Phen) were the main compounds found in nearly all the tested samples. In this study, benzo[e]pyrene (B[e]Py) was used as a reference for PAHs because its concentration is stable and does not change seasonally. Considering the importance of these compounds in relation to human health, the aim of this work was to characterize and quantify the more toxic PAHs in parking garages. Conducting PAH sampling and their chemical analysis is very costly and labor intensive. This study produced data that can be a powerful tool for environmental forensics.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelcuk University-BAP in Konya-Turkeyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to thank Selcuk University-BAP in Konya-Turkey for funding this research. The authors would like to thank all individuals for their assistance during this study.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15275922.2015.1022911
dc.identifier.endpage216en_US
dc.identifier.issn1527-5922
dc.identifier.issn1527-5930
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84939225109en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage205en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15275922.2015.1022911
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/13235
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000359948900001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Forensicsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)en_US
dc.subjectCarcinogenic Risk Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectParking Garagesen_US
dc.subjectOccupational Exposureen_US
dc.subjectGas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometryen_US
dc.titleRisk Assessment of 26 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Compounds in Parkng Garagesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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