Table 7 The ranges of diurnal values (first column) and average values determined during measuring period (second column) expressed as contribution of carcinogenic PAH to total PAH (ΣPAHcarc/ΣPAH), mutagenic (MEQ) and TCDD-toxic (TEQ) equivalents for PM2.5 and PM10 in Kraków.
November | December | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PM10 | ||||||
\(\Sigma {\text{PAH}}_{carc} /\Sigma {\text{PAH}}\) | 0.41–0.69 | 0.51 | 0.5–0.56 | 0.55 | 0.48–0.60 | 0.54 |
MEQ, [mg m−3] | 7.49–40.77 | 18.59 | 16.49–56.49 | 31.34 | 8.85–53.25 | 30.51 |
TEQ, [mg m−3] | 0.04–0.12 | 0.07 | 0.06–0.15 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.1 |
PM2.5 | ||||||
\(\Sigma {\text{PAH}}_{carc} /\Sigma {\text{PAH}}\) | 0.44–0.51 | 0.47 | 0.48–0.56 | 0.53 | 21.37–66.37 | 0.53 |
MEQ, [mg m−3] | 8.99–31.46 | 20.52 | 35.90–73.21 | 37.37 | 0.48–0.59 | 35.09 |
TEQ, [mg m−3] | 0.05–0.34 | 0.16 | 0.30–0.53 | 0.30 | 0.15–0.39 | 0.24 |
