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ArticleScientific reports2025

Chemical investigation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sources in an urban area with complex air quality challenges.

Katarzyna Szramowiat-Sala, Marta Marczak-Grzesik, Mateusz Karczewski, Magdalena Kistler, Anneliese Kasper Giebl, Katarzyna Styszko

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Katarzyna Szramowiat-SalaFaculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland.
Marta Marczak-GrzesikFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Ul. Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
Mateusz KarczewskiFaculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland.
Magdalena KistlerInstitute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria.
Anneliese Kasper GieblInstitute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria.
Katarzyna StyszkoFaculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland. styszko@agh.edu.pl.

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Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanislawa Staszica 16.16.210.476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are hazardous air pollutants with well-documented carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic effects. This study investigates the chemical composition and sources of PAHs in Kraków, a city characterized by diverse air quality challenges. PM10 and PM2.5 samples were collected during the winter seasons of 2014 and 2015, enabling a detailed assessment of PAH concentrations and their atmospheric transformations. The results indicate that PAH levels frequently exceeded European Union and World Health Organization limits, with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) reaching peak concentrations of 38.8 ng m

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsBenzo(a)pyreneCitiesEnvironmental MonitoringHumansParticulate MatterSeasonsAir PollutantsBenzo(a)pyreneParticulate MatterPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsAtmosphere chemistryAtmosphere pollutionInorganic PM componentsOrganic PM componentsParticulate matterPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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PMID40011669
PMCPMC11865544

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