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Analysis of anthropogenic and biogenic lipids in the aerosol of a coastal area in East Mediterranean Sea

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The concentrations of lipids were determined in atmospheric particle samples, collected seasonally, in an urban coastal area of the Island of Crete. Lipid compound classes, such as n-alkanes, hopanes and steranes, PAH, fatty alcohols, fatty acids and fatty acids selts, were determined by GC-FID and GC-MS analysis. The concentrations ranged between 56–215 ng/m3 for n-alkanes, 10–52 ng/m3 for PAH, 2–31 ng/m3 for fatty alcohols, 13–279 ng/m3 for fatty acids and 24–220 ng/m3 for fatty acid salts. ω-Oxocarboxylic acids were also determined as salts, indicating the atmospheric oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids.

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  1. Division of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, GR-71409, Heraclion, Greece

    Euripides G. Stephanou

  2. Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC), GR-71003, Heraclion, Greece

    Euripides G. Stephanou

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Stephanou, E.G. Analysis of anthropogenic and biogenic lipids in the aerosol of a coastal area in East Mediterranean Sea. Fresenius J Anal Chem 339, 780–784 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00321744

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