Ambient air - Report on nitro- and oxy-PAHs - Origin, toxicity, concentrations and measurement methods

Published date

11-30-2016

Publisher

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Symbols and abbreviations
3 Literature overview
4 Conclusions
5 Recommendations
Annex A (informative) - Sampling and analysis by
        GC-MS of some nitro- and oxy-PAHs associated to
        ambient particulate matter
Annex B (informative) - Carcinogenicity and references
        to nitro- and oxy-PAHs
Annex C (informative) - Mutagenicity of nitro-PAHs
Annex D (informative) - Diesel exhaust data
Annex E (informative) - Structures of nitro- and oxy-PAHs
        referred in this Technical Report
Bibliography

This Technical Report is focused on the presence of nitro- and oxy-PAH compounds in ambient air. It describes how nitro- and oxy-PAH are formed, what typical concentrations are found, what is known about their toxicity, and what sampling and measurement techniques are available. The conclusions of this report are that nitro- and oxy-PAH concentrations are present in the atmosphere in level that are of concern regarding their high toxicity. Information on the presence of these compounds in ambient air is at least as relevant as information about PAH. Validated techniques for the measurement of nitro- and oxy-PAH are available.

Committee	CEN/TC 264
DocumentType	Technical Report
PublisherName	Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
NEN NPR CEN/TR 16998 : 2016	Identical
PD CEN/TR 16998:2016	Identical
S.R. CEN/TR 16998:2016	Identical
DIN CEN/TR 16998;DIN SPEC 33977:2017-06	Identical
DIN CEN/TR 16998 : 2017	Identical
PNE-FprCEN/TR 16998	Identical

CEN/TS 16645:2014	Ambient air - Method for the measurement of benz[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene and benzo[ghi]perylene
ISO 12884:2000	Ambient air Determination of total (gas and particle-phase) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Collection on sorbent-backed filters with gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analyses
EN 15549:2008	Air quality - Standard method for the measurement of the concentration of benzo[a]pyrene in ambient air
EN 12341:2014	Ambient air - Standard gravimetric measurement method for the determination of the PM10 or PM2,5 mass concentration of suspended particulate matter