Evaluation of the impact of wood combustion on benzo[<i>a</i>]pyrene (BaP) concentrations; ambient measurements and dispersion modeling in Helsinki, Finland

Hellén, Heidi; Kangas, Leena; Kousa, Anu; Vestenius, Mika; Teinilä, Kimmo; Karppinen, Ari; Kukkonen, Jaakko; Niemi, Jarkko V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3475-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3475-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3475-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 5

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10 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 10 Mar 2017

Evaluation of the impact of wood combustion on benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) concentrations; ambient measurements and dispersion modeling in Helsinki, Finland

Heidi Hellén, Leena Kangas, Anu Kousa, Mika Vestenius, Kimmo Teinilä, Ari Karppinen, Jaakko Kukkonen, and Jarkko V. Niemi

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RC1: 'review-acp-2016-780', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Answers to the Anonymous Referee #1 comments', Heidi Hellén, 01 Feb 2017
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Answers to the Anonymous Referee #2 comments', Heidi Hellén, 01 Feb 2017

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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Feb 2017) by Xavier Querol

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (16 Feb 2017)

RR by Barend Leendert van Drooge (17 Feb 2017)

ED: Publish as is (25 Feb 2017) by Xavier Querol

AR by Heidi Hellén on behalf of the Authors (27 Feb 2017)

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Estimating impacts of wood combustion on ambient levels of PAHs is challenging. In this study effect of residential wood combustion on the benzo[a]pyrene concentrations in the air of Helsinki metropolitan area was studied, using ambient air measurements, emission estimates and dispersion modeling. Combining all this information enabled a quantitative characterization of the influence of residential wood combustion, which was found to be the main local source and more important than for PM_2.5.