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Research article
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Research article |
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their alkylated, nitrated and oxygenated derivatives in the atmosphere over the Mediterranean and Middle East seas
Marco Wietzoreck
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Marios Kyprianou
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Siddika Celik
Particle Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
John N. Crowley
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Frank Drewnick
Particle Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Philipp Eger
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Nils Friedrich
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Minas Iakovides
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
Petr Kukučka
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech
Republic
Jan Kuta
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech
Republic
Barbora Nežiková
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech
Republic
Petra Pokorná
Department of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Chemical
Process Fundamentals, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502 Prague, Czech
Republic
Petra Přibylová
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech
Republic
Roman Prokeš
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech
Republic
Global Change Research Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 60300 Brno, Czech Republic
Roland Rohloff
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Ivan Tadic
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Sebastian Tauer
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jake Wilson
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Hartwig Harder
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jos Lelieveld
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Ulrich Pöschl
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Euripides G. Stephanou
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion, Greece
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech
Republic
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A unique dataset of concentrations and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their alkylated, oxygenated and nitrated derivatives, in total 74 individual species, in the marine atmosphere is presented. Exposure to these substances poses a major health risk. We found very low concentrations over the Arabian Sea, while both local and long-range-transported pollution caused elevated levels over the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf.
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