TY - JOUR N2 - Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) may be formed during combustion of Diesel and gasoline rud and may be produced in gas-phase reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with oxides of nitrogen. These compounds can form a significant fraction olthc mainly direct-acting mutagenie compounds present in extracts of ambient air particles. Using own analytical method of nitro-PAHs determination, concentrations or total PAHs, nitro- and dinitro-PAHs in urban and non-urban area of three cites of Upper Silesia in Poland were measured. The dependence between concentration of PAHs and nitro-pAHs in urban and non-urban area as well as their distribution depending on roadway distance were searched. The study showed a significant influence of road transport on the levels ofnitro-PAHs concentration. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/122973/PDF-MASTER/5_AE_VOL_35_4_2009_Zaciera_Environmental.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/122973 PY - 2009 IS - No 4 EP - 43 KW - Nitro-PAHs KW - total suspended particulate matter (TSP) KW - ambient air particulate A1 - Zaciera, Marzena A1 - Mniszek, Wojciech A1 - Kurek, Jolanta PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol.35 DA - 24.04.2022 T1 - Environmental Levels of Nitro-PAHs in Total Suspended Particulate Matter in Upper Silesia (Poland) SP - 35 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/122973 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -