Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxy- and nitro-PAHs in ambient air of the Arctic town Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Drotikova, Tatiana; Ali, Aasim M.; Halse, Anne Karine; Reinardy, Helena C.; Kallenborn, Roland

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9997-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9997-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9997-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 16

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27 Aug 2020

Research article |

| 27 Aug 2020

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxy- and nitro-PAHs in ambient air of the Arctic town Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Tatiana Drotikova, Aasim M. Ali, Anne Karine Halse, Helena C. Reinardy, and Roland Kallenborn

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RC1: 'Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxy- and nitro-PAHs in the ambient air of Arctic town Longyearbyen, Svalbard”', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Mar 2020
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RC2: 'Review of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxy- and nitro-PAHs in ambient air of Arctic town Longyearbyen, Svalbard', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Apr 2020
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are not declining in Arctic air despite reductions in global emissions. We studied PAHs and oxy- and nitro-PAHs in gas and particulate phases of Arctic aerosol, collected in autumn 2018 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. PAHs were found at comparable levels as at other background Scandinavian and European air sampling stations. Statistical analysis confirmed that a coal-fired power plant and vehicle and marine traffic are the main local contributors of PAHs.