Indoor and outdoor BTX levels in Barcelona City metropolitan area and Catalan rural areas

Indoor and outdoor BTX levels in Barcelona City metropolitan area and Catalan rural areas

Five aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, and three isomeric xylenes) were monitored in indoor and outdoor air of 7 public buildings and 54 private homes, located in Barcelona City metropolitan area and in several rural areas of Catalonia. The sampling was carried out over four periods: spring-s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2008, Vol.20 (9), p.1063-1069
Hauptverfasser: Gallego, E., Roca, F.X., Guardino, X., Rosell, M.G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Air Pollutants - chemistry
Air Pollution, Indoor
Benzene - chemistry
benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX)
Cities
indoor air
outdoor air
Rural Population
Smoking
Spain
Toluene - chemistry
Xylenes - chemistry
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Zusammenfassung:Five aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, and three isomeric xylenes) were monitored in indoor and outdoor air of 7 public buildings and 54 private homes, located in Barcelona City metropolitan area and in several rural areas of Catalonia. The sampling was carried out over four periods: spring-summer and winter of 2000, and summer and winter of 2001. Passive ORSA 5 Dra¨ger samplers were used for benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX) adsorption. BTX were extracted with carbon disulphide and analysed using ...
ISSN:1001-0742
1878-7320
DOI:10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62150-6