Research Article
Source Apportionment of Particle Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at an Industrial Location in Agra, India
Table 2
Comparison of total PAHs (ng m−3) with various cities of India.
| | Total PAHs | Range | City | Substrate | Extraction | Analysis | Reference |
| | ∑11 PAHs (PM2.5) | 326–791
(Mean at 4 Sites) | Chennai | PTFE membrane Filters | DCM : Methanol (60 : 40); Ultrasonication | HPLC (Fluorescence Detector) | [32] | | ∑9 PAHs (PM2.5) | 202.6–333.7 (Mean at 4 Sites) | Tiruchirappalli | PTFE membrane Filters | DCM : Methanol (60 : 40); Ultrasonication | HPLC (Fluorescence Detector) | [32] | | ∑11 PAHs (PM10) | 8–97.9
(Mean at 4 Sites) | Agra | Glass fibre filter | Methylene Chloride; Soxhlet Extraction | GC-MS | [33] | | ∑12 PAHs (TSP) | 1049–1344 (Mean at 3 Sites) | Delhi | Glass fibre filter | Toluene; Ultrasonication | GC-FID | [17] | | ∑12 PAHs (TSP) | 672 (Mean) | Delhi | Glass fibre filter | Toluene; Ultrasonication | GC-FID | [34] | | ∑16 PAHs (TSP) | 72.7 (Mean) | Agra | Glass fibre filter | DCM Ultrasonication | GC-FID | Present Study |
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