Journal
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 618, Issue -, Pages 1440-1448Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.280
Keywords
1,3-Butadiene; Volatile organic compounds; TD-GC/MS; Outdoor air quality; Petrochemical industry
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- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [JCI-2010-07262]
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1,3-Butadiene is a carcinogenic compound that can be emitted to the atmosphere from several sources, such as the combustion of organic matter or traffic. However, petrochemical industry is one of the main origins of this compound. Several campaigns (2013-2017) were conducted in twelve Catalan urban areas to determine 1,3-butadiene concentrations in outdoor air, five of which were close to Tarragona petrochemical region. 1,3-Butadiene was dynamically sampled inmulti-sorbent bed tubes (Carbotrap, Carbopack X and Carboxen 569) using portable pump equipment. The analysis was performed by automatic thermal desorption coupled with capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry detector. El Morell, Perafort and Puigdelfi, located near petrochemical facilities, were the most impacted locations, with average concentrations up to 15 +/- 33, 33 +/- 41 and 27 +/- 39 mu gm(-3), respectively. Maximum 24 h concentrations of 125 mu gm(-3) were observed in Puigdelfi. However, 1,3-butadiene average and maximum concentrations in the Tarragona petrochemical region diminished significantly (p <= 0.05) in a drasticway (40-80%) since the first monitoring program in 2013. On the other hand, average concentrations in the rest of studied Catalan urban areas generally presented average values below 1 mu g m(-3), ranging from 0.07-1.1 mu g m(-3). Spain does have neither a monitoring strategy nor standard regulations related to 1,3-butadiene. Taking into account that relevant values can be found in locations near petrochemical facilities, a regulation should be implemented as soon as possible, at least in this specific areas. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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