Table 3.
The average concentrations of BaP (ng∙m−3) in aerosols in selected areas
| City | BaP (ng∙m−3) | Particle size | Remarks | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLAND | Gdansk-Przeróbka | 3.8/0.1a | PM10 | North Poland (coast of Baltic Sea) | Report WSSE (2007) |
| Gdynia | 2.18/0.05a 1.29 (average from 17.XII.2007 to 17.XII.2008) | TSP | This work | ||
| Gdynia | 0.8 (average annual) | PM10 | Czempińska and Zarembski (2008) | ||
| Wejherowo | 12.1/0.9a | PM10 | North Poland (inland) | Report WSSE (2007) | |
| Kościerzyna | 9.3/0.5a | PM10 | |||
| Słupsk | 7.3/0.6a | PM10 | |||
| Chorzów | 32.3/0.8a | PM10 | South Poland (industrial field) | Report WSSE (2005) | |
| Gliwice | 28.6/0.1a | PM10 | |||
| Katowice | 20.1/1.2a | PM10 | |||
| Tychy | 36.9/1.5a | PM10 | |||
| Puszcza Borecka | 1.14/0.05a | PM10 | Non-urbanized woody areas (north-east Poland) | Bogucka (2009) | |
| OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE EU | Prachatice/Teplice (Czech Republic) | 5.50/0.51a | TSP | Health-resort | Lenicek et al. (1997) |
| Taranto (Italy) | 0.03–65.62/0.033–3.55a | PM10 | Urbanized areas | Filippo et al. (2010) | |
| Keszthely, Tihany, Siofok (Hungary) | 2.56/0.18a | TSP | Non-urbanized (north part of the Lake Balaton) | Bodnar and Hlavay (2005) |
aHeating/non-heating season