Research Article

Monitoring of the Deposition of PAHs and Metals Produced by a Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy)

Table 1

Bulk deposition flux ng m−2 d−1 and the measurement uncertainty (SD) of each PAH for the industrial site. The sum of detected PAHs ( PAHs) during sampling periods is listed in the last column.

Sampling periodBaA
ng m−2 d−1
SD BaABbF
ng m−2 d−1
SD BbFBkF
ng m−2 d−1
SD BkF BaP
ng m−2 d−1
SD BaPIP
ng m−2 d−1
SD IP BgP
ng m−2 d−1
SD BgPDBA
ng m−2 d−1
SD DBA PAHs
ng m−2 d−1

16/10/07 → 23/10/0750831499293862830326289213671880142432
23/10/07 → 30/10/077241519814504755892263544
30/10/07 → 06/11/07881117327921393121041712854510723
06/11/07 → 13/11/073001229827226142021219416256589111565
13/11/07 → 20/11/072652140848285231962125126255969211729
20/11/07 → 27/11/0716122150.41131212323192
27/11/07 → 04/12/071221314732100158813921911264814709
04/12/07 → 11/12/072961745041331202911725523307884172014
11/12/07 → 19/12/0722558523431622723630293213232360151822
19/12/07 → 02/01/082472935222158221711521011229123471401
02/01/08 → 09/01/0810831763113710299751237254744
09/01/08 → 16/01/08762132173316968831054162659
16/01/08 → 23/01/087811001643192543266381551
23/01/08 → 30/01/081073125394715310656938143651
30/01/08 → 06/02/08463463596538203395102273
06/02/08 → 13/02/08425543263512412522233289