Origin and Distribution of PAHs in Ambient Particulate Samples at High Mountain Region in Southern China

Table 3

Comparison of particulate-bound PAH levels between Mount Heng and other studies.

Sampling site	Sample type	Altitude (m A.S.L.)	∑PAHs	PAHs concentrations (ng/m^3)	Reference
Mount Heng, China	TSP	1269 m	∑15	6.03	This research
Mount Tai, China	PM2.5	1534 m	∑15	6.88	[1]
Waliguan, China	TSP	3810 m	∑14	2.08	[17]
High Mountain Regions, Europe	TSP	2240 m–2413 m	∑20	0.07–1.10	[18]
MBO, US	TSP	2763 m	∑14	<4	[19]
Far East Asia	TSP	NA	∑15	0.32	[20]
North Pacific Ocean	TSP	NA	∑15	0.14	[20]
Arctic	TSP	NA	∑15	0.48	[20]
Beijing, China	PM10	NA	∑15	44.9	[14]
Northern Plain, China	TSP	NA	∑16	346	[16]
Guangzhou, China	TSP	NA	∑16	19.5	[15]