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Identification of acephenanthrylene and aceanthrylene in aerosol and its environmental implication

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Acephenanthrylene and aceanthrylene in aromatic fraction of aerosols were identified by means of online hydrogenation gas chromatography mass spectrometry(GCMS). Compared aerosols from various sources, acephenanthrylene and aceanthrylene were ubiquitously present in urban aerosol. High concentration of acephenanthrylene and aceanthrylene were found in agricultural biomass and coal combustion particles. However, it is difficult to detect in exhaust from gasoline and diesel engine, dustfall, waste water, soil, and sediment. Combustion emissions were considered the major source of acephenanthrylene and aceanthrylene, which can be used as a potential molecular marker for the source pollution in urban aerosols.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102200, China

    Quan Shi & YaHe Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource And Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102200, China

    TieGuan Wang, NingNing Zhong & ZhiHuan Zhang

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Supported by the National Major Basic Research Program of China (Grand No. 20030425007)

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Shi, Q., Wang, T., Zhong, N. et al. Identification of acephenanthrylene and aceanthrylene in aerosol and its environmental implication. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 890–894 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0075-1

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