Table 1 Comparison of biomass burning tracers during the winter months in the region.
Study | Year | Sample | Species | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OC (μg/m3) | EC (μg/m3) | PAHs (ng/m3) | Levoglucosan (ng/m3) | |||
Current study | 2023 | PM2.5 | 8.28 ± 0.16 | 5.50 ± 0.11 | 45.18 ± 3.27 | 1335.0 ± 28.25 |
Perrone et al.44 | 2006–09 | PM2.5 | 6.04 | – | 25.8 ± 4.3 | 502 ± 134 |
Altuwayjiri et al.82 | 2020 | PM2.5 | 2.41 ± 0.14 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 1.42 ± 0.21 | 53.85 ± 8.06 |
Daher et al.43 | 2009–10 | PM10 | 11.65 | 0.75 | 7.47 | 53 |
Pietrogrande et al.16 | 2020 | PM10 | 10.38 ± 4.23 | 1.64 ± 0.9 | 3.71 ± 3.77 | 1100 ± 710 |
Pietrogrande et al.67 | 2020 | PM10 | 11.10 ± 4.56 | 1.47 ± 0.83 | 2.82 ± 2.22 | 1070 ± 720 |
