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Annual exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban environments linked to wintertime wood-burning episodes
Irini Tsiodra
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Center for the Study of Air Quality and Climate Change, Institute of
Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology
Hellas, Patras, 26504, Greece
Georgios Grivas
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Lofos Koufou, Palea Penteli, Athens, 15236,
Greece
Kalliopi Tavernaraki
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Aikaterini Bougiatioti
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Lofos Koufou, Palea Penteli, Athens, 15236,
Greece
Maria Apostolaki
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Despina Paraskevopoulou
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Lofos Koufou, Palea Penteli, Athens, 15236,
Greece
Center for the Study of Air Quality and Climate Change, Institute of
Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology
Hellas, Patras, 26504, Greece
Alexandra Gogou
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, 19013, Greece
Constantine Parinos
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, 19013, Greece
Konstantina Oikonomou
CARE-C Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Maria Tsagkaraki
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Pavlos Zarmpas
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Athanasios Nenes
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for the Study of Air Quality and Climate Change, Institute of
Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology
Hellas, Patras, 26504, Greece
Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts, School of
Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
Nikolaos Mihalopoulos
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Lofos Koufou, Palea Penteli, Athens, 15236,
Greece
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We analyze observations from year-long measurements at Athens, Greece. Nighttime wintertime PAH levels are 4 times higher than daytime, and wintertime values are 15 times higher than summertime. Biomass burning aerosol during wintertime pollution events is responsible for these significant wintertime enhancements and accounts for 43 % of the population exposure to PAH carcinogenic risk. Biomass burning poses additional health risks beyond those associated with the high PM levels that develop.
We analyze observations from year-long measurements at Athens, Greece. Nighttime wintertime PAH...
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