scholarly journals Parking lot sealcoat: a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban and suburban environments

Fact Sheet ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Van Metre ◽  
Barbara Mahler ◽  
Mateo Scoggins ◽  
Pixie A. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Occurrence and phase distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban storm-water runoff

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Smith ◽  
M. Sievers ◽  
S. Huang ◽  
S.L. Yu
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Traffic Volume ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Water Runoff ◽  
Storm Water Runoff ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Gas Station ◽  
High Traffic Volume

A total of 42 storm-water overland-flow samples were collected from four sampling sites (a highway off-ramp, a gas station, and a low- and high-traffic-volume parking lot). For each sample, the suspended-sediment and water phases were separated and analyzed for 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The gas station site produced the highest total PAH loading (2.24 g/yr/m2), followed by the high-traffic-volume parking lot (5.56 X 10-2 g/yr/m2), the highway off-ramp (5.20 × 10-2 g/yr/m2), and the low-traffic-volume parking lot (3.23 × 10-2 g/yr/m2). In several samples, one or more PAHs were detected in the aqueous phase at concentrations above its aqueous solubility. This result suggests the presence of colloidal-size particles capable of sorbing PAHs to an appreciable extent, or the presence of an oil-and-grease microemulsion. Based on rainfall and PAH data from seven discrete storm events, PAH concentrations were usually highest during the “first flush” of storm-water runoff and tapered off rapidly as time progressed. It is apparent from these analyses that storm-water runoff from parking lots, highways, and gas stations is a significant source of PAHs to the environment. Because some of the PAHs are carcinogens or suspected carcinogens, best management practices such as oil/grit separators should be implemented at “hot spots” in urban areas to mitigate potential PAH pollution.

Parking Lot Sealcoat:  An Unrecognized Source of Urban Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (15) ◽  
pp. 5560-5566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Mahler ◽  
Peter C. Van Metre ◽  
Thomas J. Bashara ◽  
Jennifer T. Wilson ◽  
David A. Johns
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Response to Comment on “Parking Lot Sealcoat:  An Unrecognized Source of Urban Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 3659-3661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Mahler ◽  
Peter C. Van Metre ◽  
Jennifer T. Wilson ◽  
Thomas J. Bashara ◽  
David A. Johns
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

The Assessment of Contamination and Source of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from the Sediments of the Someş River

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Vlad Pӑnescu ◽  
◽  
Mihaela Cӑtӑlina Herghelegiu ◽  
Sorin Pop ◽  
Mircea Anton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

1,1’-Biaceanthrylene and 2,2'-Biaceanthrylene: Models for Linking Larger Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Five-Membered Rings

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yachu Du ◽  
Kyle Plunkett
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Redox Potentials ◽  
Dimer Model ◽  
Optical And Electronic Properties ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

We show that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) chromophores that are linked between two five-membered rings can access planarized structures with reduced optical gaps and redox potentials. Two aceanthrylene chromophores were connected into dimer model systems with the chromophores either projected outward (2,2’-biaceanthrylene) or inward (1,1’-biaceanthrylene) and the optical and electronic properties were compared. Only the planar 2,2’-biaceanthrylene system showed significant reductions of the optical gaps (1 eV) and redox potentials in relation to the aceanthrylene monomer.<br>

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