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Research article
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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
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Leena Kangas
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Anu Kousa
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, P.O. Box
100, 00066 HSY, Helsinki, Finland
Mika Vestenius
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Kimmo Teinilä
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Ari Karppinen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Jaakko Kukkonen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Jarkko V. Niemi
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, P.O. Box
100, 00066 HSY, Helsinki, Finland
Department Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box
65, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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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 PM2.5.
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