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Toxicity and source assignment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in road dust from urban residential and industrial areas in a typical industrial city in Korea

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This study analyzed the toxicity and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in road dust from six representative areas (three urban residential areas and three industrial areas) from a typical industrial city in Korea. The concentrations and the toxicity equivalent concentrations (TEQs) in road dust varied by area, depending on the type of traffic and industrial activities and the PAHs identified. High correlations between the total concentration and the TEQ of PAHs in road dust were found in road dust from both the urban and industrial areas. To identify the sources of PAHs, this study utilized a factor loading method in a principal component analysis, the ratio of PAHs from combustion sources to total PAHs (ΣCOMB to ΣPAH), and bivariate plots of phenanthrene/anthracene (PA/Ant) versus fluoranthene/pyrene (FL/Pyr), and ΣCOMB/ΣPAH versus FL/Pyr in road dust. The identified origin of the PAHs was fuel combustion, including gasoline, diesel, oil, and coal, used in urban and industrial areas.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan, Dahakro 102, Ulsan, 680-749, Korea

    Byeong-Kyu Lee & Trang T. T. Dong

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Lee, BK., Dong, T.T.T. Toxicity and source assignment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in road dust from urban residential and industrial areas in a typical industrial city in Korea. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 13, 34–42 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-010-0287-8

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