{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Chen WH"],"funding":["Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan"],"pagination":["3453"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7876100"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Considered that human activities mostly occur below building heights, the objective of this study was to investigate the temporal variations of fine particular matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>)-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzo[a]pyrene-equivalent (BaP<sub>eq</sub>) concentrations at four different elevations (6.1, 12.4, 18.4, and 27.1 m) in Kaohsiung City, the largest industrial city of southern Taiwan. Temperature variation was critical for the PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated PAH concentrations, which were dominated by benzo[g,h,i]perylene (0.27 ± 0.04 ng m<sup>-3</sup> and 24.43% of the total concentration) and other high molecular weight (HMW) species. The PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated BaP<sub>eq</sub> was dominated by 5-ring PAH (36.09%). The PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated P"],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pubmed_title":["Temporal and vertical variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon at low elevations in an industrial city of southern Taiwan."],"pmcid":["PMC7876100"],"funding_grant_id":["MOST 108-2611-M-110-00"],"pubmed_authors":["Lee CL","You JY","Quadir A","Chen WH","Hsieh MT"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Temporal and vertical variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon at low elevations in an industrial city of southern Taiwan.","description":"Considered that human activities mostly occur below building heights, the objective of this study was to investigate the temporal variations of fine particular matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>)-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzo[a]pyrene-equivalent (BaP<sub>eq</sub>) concentrations at four different elevations (6.1, 12.4, 18.4, and 27.1 m) in Kaohsiung City, the largest industrial city of southern Taiwan. Temperature variation was critical for the PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated PAH concentrations, which were dominated by benzo[g,h,i]perylene (0.27 ± 0.04 ng m<sup>-3</sup> and 24.43% of the total concentration) and other high molecular weight (HMW) species. The PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated BaP<sub>eq</sub> was dominated by 5-ring PAH (36.09%). The PM<sub>2.5</sub>-associated P","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Feb","modification":"2025-04-04T21:15:49.251Z","creation":"2021-02-21T09:28:31Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7876100","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33568780"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-021-83155-7"]}}