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Environ Technol

Title:		Ambient levels of volatile organic compounds and criteria pollutants in the most industrialized area of central Iberian Peninsula: intercomparison with an urban site
Author(s):		Villanueva F; Notario A; Tapia A; Albaladejo J; Cabanas B; Martinez E;
Address:		"a Atmospheric Pollution Laboratory, Research Institute for Combustion and Atmospheric Pollution , University of Castilla La Mancha , Ciudad Real , Spain. b Castilla La Mancha Science and Technology Park , Albacete , Spain. c Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Science and Technologies , University of Castilla La Mancha , Ciudad Real , Spain"
Journal Title:		Environ Technol
Year:		2016
Volume:		20151110
Issue:		8
Page Number:		983 - 996
DOI:		10.1080/09593330.2015.1096309
ISSN/ISBN:		1479-487X (Electronic) 0959-3330 (Linking)
Abstract:		"This work presents observations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including carbonyls, particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) (included in the most recent ambient air quality standards because of its harmful effect on health), PM10 and other important pollutants, CO, SO2, NOx and ozone, over the most industrialized area in the central Iberian Peninsula. Nearly two years of data obtained through a mobile laboratory are used for this purpose. Different concentration ratios and correlations were calculated to assess the effect of the anthropogenic or biogenic processes on the observed VOC levels. The diurnal profile for SO2 is different in Puertollano and it does not coincide with the maxima of the other primary pollutants such as benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX), CO and NO. This behaviour could be attributed to the fact that SO2 mainly comes from industrial activities. However, an impact of the industry on air quality was detected not only by the results obtained for SO2, but also by the toluene/benzene, T/B, ratio (7.5). Finally, correlations between meteorological conditions and pollution distribution have been considered; also, the analysis of the back trajectories together with Spearman correlation coefficients have been carried out to understand the origin and pathway in some events with unusual high pollutant values"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis Benzene Derivatives/analysis Carbon Dioxide/analysis Carbon Monoxide/analysis Cities Environmental Monitoring Industrial Development Nitric Oxide/analysis Nitrogen Dioxide/analysis Ozone/analysis Particulate Matter/analysis Spain;
Notes:		"MedlineVillanueva, Florentina Notario, Alberto Tapia, Araceli Albaladejo, Jose Cabanas, Beatriz Martinez, Ernesto eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/10/29 Environ Technol. 2016; 37(8):983-96. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1096309. Epub 2015 Nov 10"