PMID- 32968858
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200925
LR  - 20200925
IS  - 1573-2959 (Electronic)
IS  - 0167-6369 (Linking)
VI  - 192
IP  - 10
DP  - 2020 Sep 23
TI  - Atmospheric concentration, source identification, and health risk assessment of 
      persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in two countries: Peru and Turkey.
PG  - 655
LID - 10.1007/s10661-020-08604-8 [doi]
AB  - It is known that some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are used worldwide, 
      and these pollutants are dangerous for human health. However, there are still 
      countries where measurements of these pollutants have not been adequately 
      measured. Although many studies have been published for determining the 
      concentrations of POPs in Turkey, there are limited studies in Latin American 
      countries like Peru. For this reason, it is essential both to conduct a study in 
      Peru and to compare the study with another country. This study is aimed at 
      determining the atmospheric POPs such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), 
      organochlorine pesticide (OCP), and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations 
      using passive air samplers in Yurimaguas (Peru) and Bursa (Turkey). Molecular 
      diagnosis ratios and ring distribution methods were used to determine the sources 
      of PAHs. According to these methods, coal and biomass combustions were among the 
      primary sources of PAHs in Peru, while petrogenic and petroleum were the primary 
      sources of PAHs in Turkey. Then, alpha-HCH/gamma-HCH and beta-/(alpha+gamma)-HCH ratios were used to 
      determine the sources of OCPs. According to the alpha-HCH/gamma-HCH ratios, the primary 
      sources of OCPs in both countries were lindane. Similarly, according to 
      beta-/(alpha+gamma)-HCH ratios, the HCHs have been historically used in Peru while they were 
      recently utilized in Turkey. Finally, homologous group distributions were used to 
      determine the sources of PCBs. Similar distributions of homologous groups were 
      observed in the sampling sites in both countries. Also, the homologous group 
      distributions obtained have been determined that industrial activities could be 
      effective in the sampling areas in both countries. When the cancer risks that 
      could occur via inhalation were evaluated, no significant cancer risk has been 
      determined in both countries.
FAU - Sari, Mehmet Ferhat
AU  - Sari MF
AD  - Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag 
      University, 16059, Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey.
FAU - Cordova Del Aguila, Daniel Alejandro
AU  - Cordova Del Aguila DA
AD  - Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag 
      University, 16059, Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey.
FAU - Tasdemir, Yucel
AU  - Tasdemir Y
AD  - Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag 
      University, 16059, Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey.
FAU - Esen, Fatma
AU  - Esen F
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1445-0868
AD  - Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bursa Uludag 
      University, 16059, Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey. payan@uludag.edu.tr.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200923
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Monit Assess
JT  - Environmental monitoring and assessment
JID - 8508350
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis
MH  - Peru
MH  - Pesticides/*analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Turkey
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - OCPs
OT  - PAHs
OT  - PCBs
OT  - Passive air sampler
OT  - Peru
EDAT- 2020/09/25 06:00
MHDA- 2020/09/26 06:00
CRDT- 2020/09/24 05:36
PHST- 2020/05/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/09/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/24 05:36 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/09/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/09/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10661-020-08604-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s10661-020-08604-8 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Environ Monit Assess. 2020 Sep 23;192(10):655. doi: 10.1007/s10661-020-08604-8.