Tracing historical changes, degradation, and original sources of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Jilin Province, China, by Abies holophylla and Pinus tabuliformis needle leaves.
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- SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
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- Journal Article
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- Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2022, 29, (5), pp. 7079-7088
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- 2022-01
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dc.contributor.author | Wang, Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Jin, X | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaw, HY | |
dc.contributor.author | Fatima, Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Quinto, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, JL | |
dc.contributor.author | Jin, D | |
dc.contributor.author | He, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, D | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-24T04:06:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-23 | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-24T04:06:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2022, 29, (5), pp. 7079-7088 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0944-1344 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1614-7499 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/168326 | |
dc.description.abstract | Due to their wide distribution and availability, plant leaves can be considered interesting candidates as biomonitoring substrates for the evaluation of atmospheric pollution. In addition, some species can also retain historical information, for example, related to environmental pollution, due to their leaf class age. In this study, the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Abies holophylla and Pinus tabuliformis needle samples in the function of their class age has been investigated to obtain information regarding the degradation constant for each PAH under investigation (α values ranging from 0.173 to 1.870) and to evaluate the possibility to correlate the presence of PAHs in needles with some important pollution environmental factors. Considering air pollutant variables registered in Jilin Province, interesting correlations (at 95% confidence level) have been found between coal consumption per year and anthracene contents in needles, while fluorene, phenanthrene, and anthracene results correlated with coal consumption. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that the total PAH concentration in needles, for both species, increased with their age (from 804 to 3604 ng g-1 dry weight), showing a general tendency to accumulate these substances through years. PAH degradation rates increased instead with molecular complexity. This study could be considered a first trial to obtain historical environmental information by pine needles biomonitoring. | |
dc.format | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int | |
dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.1007/s11356-021-16176-4 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.rights | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Wang, ., Jin, X., Kaw, H.Y. et al. Tracing historical changes, degradation, and original sources of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Jilin Province, China, by Abies holophylla and Pinus tabuliformis needle leaves. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 7079–7088 (2022). The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16176-4 | |
dc.subject | 03 Chemical Sciences, 05 Environmental Sciences, 06 Biological Sciences | |
dc.subject.classification | Environmental Sciences | |
dc.subject.mesh | Abies | |
dc.subject.mesh | China | |
dc.subject.mesh | Environmental Monitoring | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pinus | |
dc.subject.mesh | Plant Leaves | |
dc.subject.mesh | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | |
dc.subject.mesh | Abies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pinus | |
dc.subject.mesh | Plant Leaves | |
dc.subject.mesh | Environmental Monitoring | |
dc.subject.mesh | China | |
dc.subject.mesh | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | |
dc.subject.mesh | Abies | |
dc.subject.mesh | China | |
dc.subject.mesh | Environmental Monitoring | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pinus | |
dc.subject.mesh | Plant Leaves | |
dc.subject.mesh | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | |
dc.title | Tracing historical changes, degradation, and original sources of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Jilin Province, China, by Abies holophylla and Pinus tabuliformis needle leaves. | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
utslib.citation.volume | 29 | |
utslib.location.activity | Germany | |
utslib.for | 03 Chemical Sciences | |
utslib.for | 05 Environmental Sciences | |
utslib.for | 06 Biological Sciences | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment | |
utslib.copyright.status | open_access | * |
dc.date.updated | 2023-03-24T04:06:05Z | |
pubs.issue | 5 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 29 | |
utslib.citation.issue | 5 |
Abstract:
Due to their wide distribution and availability, plant leaves can be considered interesting candidates as biomonitoring substrates for the evaluation of atmospheric pollution. In addition, some species can also retain historical information, for example, related to environmental pollution, due to their leaf class age. In this study, the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Abies holophylla and Pinus tabuliformis needle samples in the function of their class age has been investigated to obtain information regarding the degradation constant for each PAH under investigation (α values ranging from 0.173 to 1.870) and to evaluate the possibility to correlate the presence of PAHs in needles with some important pollution environmental factors. Considering air pollutant variables registered in Jilin Province, interesting correlations (at 95% confidence level) have been found between coal consumption per year and anthracene contents in needles, while fluorene, phenanthrene, and anthracene results correlated with coal consumption. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that the total PAH concentration in needles, for both species, increased with their age (from 804 to 3604 ng g-1 dry weight), showing a general tendency to accumulate these substances through years. PAH degradation rates increased instead with molecular complexity. This study could be considered a first trial to obtain historical environmental information by pine needles biomonitoring.
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