Statistical investigations on PAH concentrations at industrial sampling site

Human exposure to combustion emissions including the associated airborne fine particles and mutagenic constituents have been studied in populations in different countries. PAH compounds are generated by combustion of organic matter in mobile sources as well as in stationary sources; they play a major role in defining the overall toxicity of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) although they are negligible in the total mass of the PM. The aim of this work was to apply statistical investigations on PAH concentrations measured at industrial sampling site in Taranto (Apulia Region, South of Italy) from May 2009 to May 2010. These data, related to gaseous pollutants at different meteorological conditions, allowed to determine the relationships between industrial emissions and ambient concentrations at receptor site.