Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy)
A high time-resolved monitoring campaign of bulk deposition of PAHs and metals was conducted near the industrial area and at an urban background site in province of Taranto (Italy) in order to evaluate the impact of the biggest European steel plant. The deposition fluxes of the sum of detected PAHs...
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| description | A high time-resolved monitoring campaign of bulk deposition of PAHs and metals was conducted near the industrial area and at an urban background site in province of Taranto (Italy) in order to evaluate the impact of the biggest European steel plant. The deposition fluxes of the sum of detected PAHs at the industrial area ranged from 92 to 2432 ng m−2d−1. In particular the deposition fluxes of BaP, BaA, and BkF were, on average, 10, 14, and 8 times higher than those detected at the urban background site, respectively. The same finding was for metals. The deposition fluxes of Ni (19.8 µg m−2 d−1) and As (2.2 µg m−2 d−1) at the industrial site were about 5 times higher than those at the urban background site, while the deposition fluxes of Fe (57 mg m−2d−1) and Mn (1.02 mg m−2d−1) about 31 times higher. Precipitation and wind speed played an important role in PAH deposition fluxes. Fe and Mn fluxes at the industrial site resulted high when wind direction favored the transport of air masses from the steel plant to the receptor site. The impact of the industrial area was also confirmed by IP/(IP + BgP), IP/BgP, and BaP/BgP diagnostic ratios. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9fde07cec094b4ebb4bef850896e8482025-02-03T01:07:21ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172014-01-01201410.1155/2014/598301598301Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy)M. Amodio0G. de Gennaro1A. Di Gilio2M. Tutino3LEnviroS Srl, Spin-Off of University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, ItalyApulia Regions Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA Puglia), Corso Trieste 27, 70126 Bari, ItalyApulia Regions Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA Puglia), Corso Trieste 27, 70126 Bari, ItalyApulia Regions Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA Puglia), Corso Trieste 27, 70126 Bari, ItalyA high time-resolved monitoring campaign of bulk deposition of PAHs and metals was conducted near the industrial area and at an urban background site in province of Taranto (Italy) in order to evaluate the impact of the biggest European steel plant. The deposition fluxes of the sum of detected PAHs at the industrial area ranged from 92 to 2432 ng m−2d−1. In particular the deposition fluxes of BaP, BaA, and BkF were, on average, 10, 14, and 8 times higher than those detected at the urban background site, respectively. The same finding was for metals. The deposition fluxes of Ni (19.8 µg m−2 d−1) and As (2.2 µg m−2 d−1) at the industrial site were about 5 times higher than those at the urban background site, while the deposition fluxes of Fe (57 mg m−2d−1) and Mn (1.02 mg m−2d−1) about 31 times higher. Precipitation and wind speed played an important role in PAH deposition fluxes. Fe and Mn fluxes at the industrial site resulted high when wind direction favored the transport of air masses from the steel plant to the receptor site. The impact of the industrial area was also confirmed by IP/(IP + BgP), IP/BgP, and BaP/BgP diagnostic ratios.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/598301 |
| spellingShingle | M. Amodio G. de Gennaro A. Di Gilio M. Tutino Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) Advances in Meteorology |
| title | Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) |
| title_full | Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) |
| title_short | Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) |
| title_sort | monitoring of the deposition of pahs and metals produced by a steel plant in taranto italy |
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