Table 4.
Diagnostic ratios for PM2.5-bound PAHs in indoor and outdoor air collected in two investigated sites in Silesia, Poland
| Ratioa | Outdoor air | Indoor air | Range | Source type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dąbrowa Górnicza | Złoty Potok | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Złoty Potok | |||
| ΣLMW/ΣHMW | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.62 | <1 | Pyrogenic |
| FL/(FL + PYR) | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.41 | <0.5 | Petrol emission |
| ANT/(ANT + PHE) | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.14 | >0.1 | Pyrogenic |
| PHE/PHE + ANT | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.76 | Coal |
| FLA/(FLA + PYR) | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.4–0.5 | Fossil fuel combustion |
| >0.5 | Grass, wood, and coal combustion | |||||
| 0.57 | Coal burning | |||||
| BaA/(BaA + CHR) | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.5 | Coal/coke |
| 0.46 | Coal burning | |||||
| BaP/(BaP + CHR) | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.5 | Diesel |
| 0.73 | Gasoline | |||||
| BaA/BaP | 1.19 | 1.13 | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.5 | Gasoline |
| 1 | Diesel and wood combustion | |||||
| IcdP/(IcdP + BghiP) | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.2–0.5 | Petroleum combustion |
| >0.5 | Grass, wood and coal combustion | |||||
| IcdP/BghiP | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.00 | 1.03 | ~1 | Diesel |
| BbF/BkF | 1.97 | 1.96 | 2.01 | 1.91 | >0.5 | Diesel |
| BaP/BghiP | 0.91 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.9–6.6 | Wood combustion |