Characterization of n-Alkanes and PAHS in PM10 Samples in Prato (Italy)
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Alessandra Cincinelli
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy, fax: (++39)-055-4573385Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Stefani
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorStefano Seniori Costantini
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLuciano Lepri
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Alessandra Cincinelli
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy, fax: (++39)-055-4573385Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Stefani
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorStefano Seniori Costantini
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLuciano Lepri
Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Chimica, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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This study reports the characterization of n-alkanes and PAHs in 13 PM10 samples collected in the South area of Prato (Italy) during the period April-July 2002. n-Alkanes concentrations ranged between 9, 45 and 182, 64 ng/mc while PAHs concentrations ranged from 3, 058 to 22, 048 ng/mc. No correlation was evidenced between benzo(a)pirene and PM10 concentrations. Total carbonaceous aerosol was also measured and it meanly accounted for 21, 5% of the PM10 mass ranging from 12, 4% to 27, 1%.
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