Assessment of population exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) using integrated models and evaluation of uncertainties

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 235-245

  Gariazzo, Claudio ^a   Lamberti, Mafalda ^a   Hänninen, Otto ^b   Silibello, Camillo ^c   Pelliccioni, Armando ^a   Porta, Daniela ^d   Cecinato, Angelo ^e   Gherardi, Monica ^a   Forastiere, Francesco ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ARIANET Srl   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dispersion model; Exposure model; Infiltration; Microenvironments; Monte carlo simulation; Time activity

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; MINERAL OILS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; DISPERSION MODELING; EXPOSURE MODELING; INDOOR MICROENVIRONMENTS; INTEGRATED MODELING APPROACHES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERILENE; BENZO[J]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELDERLY POPULATION; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODEL VALIDATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; HUMAN; ITALY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POPULATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84912098510     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.11.035     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Aulinger A., Volker M., Quante M. Introducing a partitioning mechanism for PAHs into the community multiscale air quality modeling system and its application to simulating the transport of benzo(a) pyrene over Europe. J.Appl. Meteorol. Climatol. 2007, 46(11):1718-1730.
2. Cesaroni G., Baldoni C., Gariazzo C., Staffoggia M., Sozzi R., Davoli M., Forastiere F. Long term exposure to urban air pollution and mortality in a cohort of more than a million adults in Rome. Environ. Health Perspect. 2013, 121(3):324-331.
3. Baxter, Lisa K., Dionisio K.L., Burke J., Ebelt Sarnat S., Sarnat J.A., Hodas N., Rich D.Q., Turpin B.J., Jones R.R., Mannshardt E., Kumar N., Beevers S.D., Özkaynak H.k Exposure prediction approaches used in air pollution epidemiology studies: key findings and future recommendations. J.Expo. Sci. Environ. Epidemiol. 2013, 23:654-659.
4. Gariazzo C., Silibello C., Finardi S., Radice P., Piersanti A., Calori G., Cecinato A., Perrino C., Nussio F., Cagnoli M., Pelliccioni A., Gobbi G.P., Di Filippo P. Agas/aerosol air pollutants study over the urban area of Rome using a comprehensive chemical transport model. Atmos. Environ. 2007, 41:7286-7303.
5. 10 exposures of children in Rome, Italy. Air Qual. Atmos. Health 2011, 4(3-4):169-178. 10.1007/s11869-010-0128-x.
6. Gariazzo C., Lamberti M., Hanninen O., Lipponen P., Pelliccioni A. EXPAH - Technical Report on the Development of an Exposure Model - Actions 5.3-5.4 2014, EXPAH technical report, available on:. http://www.ispesl.it/expah/documenti/technical_report-ACTION_5.3_5.4_rel1.pdf.
7. Gariazzo C., Silibello C., Finardi S., Radice P., D'allura A., Gherardi M., Cecinato A. PAHs modelling over urban area of Rome: integration of models results with experimental data. Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXIII, Springer Proceedings in Complexity 2014, 10.1007/978-3-319-04379-1__56. D. Steyn, R. Mathur (Eds.).
8. Gatto M.P., Gariazzo C., Gordiani A., L'Episcopo N., Gherardi M. Children and elders exposure assessment to particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the city of Rome, Italy. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2013, 10.1007/s11356-013-2442-y.
9. Gerharz L.E., Klemm O., Broich A.B., Pebesma E. Spatio-temporal modeling of individual exposure to air pollution and its uncertainty. Atmos. Environ. 2013, 64:56-65.
10. Gusev A., Mantseva E., Shatalov V., Struko v B. Regional Multicompartment Model MSCE-POP.EMEP/MSC-E 2005, Technical report 5/2005.
11. Hanna S., Chang J. Acceptance criteria for urban dispersion model evaluation. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys. 2012, 116:133-146.
12. 2.5 in residences of four European cities. Atmos. Environ. 2004, 38:6411-6423.
13. 10 exposure of children in annual and episode settings. Environ. Model Assess. 2009, 14:419-429.
14. Hänninen O., Hoek G., Mallone S., Chellini E., Katsouyanni K., Kuenzli N., Gariazzo C., Cattani G., Marconi A., Molnár P., Bellander T., Jantunen M. Seasonal patterns of outdoor PM infiltration into indoor environments: review and meta-analysis of available studies from different climatological zones in Europe. Air Qual. Atmos. Health 2011, 4(3-4):221-233.
15. 2.5 and evaluation against population-based measurements in homes in Helsinki, Finland. J.Aerosol Sci. 2013, 66:111-122.
16. IARC Some Non-heterocyclic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Some Related Exposures. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans 2010, vol. 92. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, (accessed 16.09.14.). http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol92/mono92.pdf.
17. Jung K.H., Patel M.M., Moors K., Kinney P.L., Chillrud S.N., Whyatt R., Hoepner L., Garfinkel R., Yan B., Ross J., Camann D., Perera F.P., Miller R.L. Effects of heating season on residential indoor and outdoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, black carbon, and particulate matter in an urban birth cohort. Atmos. Environ. 2010, 44(36):4545-4552.
18. 2.5 mass and its components. Atmos. Environ. 2012, 61:518-532.
19. Ohura T., Amagai T., Fusaya M., Matsushita H. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor and outdoor environments and factors affecting their concentrations. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38:77-83.
20. Ohura T., Amagai T., Sugiyama T., Fusaya M., Matsushita H. Characteristics of particle matter and associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor and outdoor air in two cities in Shizuoka, Japan. Atmos. Environ. 2004, 38:2045-2054.
21. 10) personal exposure distributions using a random component superposition statistical model. J.Air & Waste Manag. Assoc. 2000, 50:1390-1406.
22. 2.5 case study. Atmos. Environ. 2009, 43:1641-1649.
23. Radice P., Smith P., Costa M.P., D'Allura A., Pozzi C., Nanni A., Finardi S. EXPAH - ACTIONS 4.3-4.4: Calculation and Integration of Traffic Emissions with the Updated Lazio Region Inventory. Spatial, Temporal and Chemical Disaggregation of the Emission Inventory 2012, EXPAH technical report available on:. http://www.ispesl.it/expah/documenti/R2012-05_ARIANET_EXPAH_A4.3-4_final.pdf.
24. Ravindra K., Sokhi R., Van Grieken R. Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: source attribution, emission factors and regulation. Atmos. Environ. 2008, 42:2895-2921.
25. Rodes C.E., Lawless P.A., Evans G.F., Sheldon L.S., Williams R.W., Vette A.F., Creason J.P., Walsh D. The relationships between personal PM exposures for elderly populations and indoor and outdoor concentrations for three retirement center scenarios. J.Expo. Assess. Environ. Epidemiol. 2001, 11(2):103-115.
26. Romagnoli P., Balducci C., Perilli M., Gherardi M., Gordiani A., Gariazzo C., Gatto M.P., Cecinato A. Indoor PAHs at schools, homes and offices in Rome, Italy. Atmos. Environ. 2014, 92:51-59.
27. San Josè R., Pèrez J.L., Callèn M.S., Lòpez J.M., mastral A. BaP (PAH) air quality modeling exercise over Zaragoza (Spain) using an adapted version of WRF-CMAQ model. Environ. Pollut. 2013, 183:151-158.
28. Sangiorgi G., Ferrero L., Ferrini B.S., Lo Porto C., Perrone M.G., Zangrando R., Gambaro A. Indoor airborne particle sources and semi-volatile partitioning effect of outdoor fine PM in offices. Atmos. Environ. 2013, 65:205-214.
29. Spiegelman D. Approaches to uncertainty in exposure assessment in environmental epidemiology. Annu. Rev. Public Health 2010, 31:149-163.
30. Stafoggia M., Samoli E., Alessandrini E., Cadum E., Ostro B., Berti G., Faustini A., Jacquemin B., Linares C., Pascal M., Randi G., Ranzi A., Stivanello E., Forastiere F. Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project. Environ. Health Perspect. 2013, 121(9):1026-1033.
31. Taioli E., Sram R., Binkova B., Kalina I., Popov T.A., Garte S., Farmer P.B. Biomarkers of exposure to carcinogenic PAHs and their relationship with environmental factors. Mutat. Res. Fundam. Mol. Mech. Mutagen. 2007, 620(1/2):16-21. 6p.
32. Wilson W.E., Mage D.T., Grant L.D. Estimating separately personal exposure to ambient and non-ambient particulate matter for epidemiology and risk assessment: why and how. J.Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 2000, 50:1167-1183. (1995),.
33. Zhang Y., Tao S. Global atmospheric emission inventory of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for 2004. Atmos. Environ. 2009, 43:812-819.