Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2971-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2971-2016
Research article
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08 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 08 Mar 2016

Size distributions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban atmosphere: sorption mechanism and source contributions to respiratory deposition

Yan Lv, Xiang Li, Ting Ting Xu, Tian Tao Cheng, Xin Yang, Jian Min Chen, Yoshiteru Iinuma, and Hartmut Herrmann

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The study focused on size-resolved PAHs in urban aerosols at a megacity Shanghai site. The results provide us with a mechanistic understanding of the particle size distribution of PAHs and their transport in the human respiratory system; this can help develop better source control strategies.
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