Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access
ISSN: 2157-7048
ISSN: 2157-7048
Tareq Hussein
PL 48, FI-00014, Helsinki
Finland
Research Article
PAHs in Household Floor Dust Collected in Amman, Jordan
Author(s): Androniki Maragkidou, Yuning Ma, Omar Jaghbeir, Dina Faouri, Stuart Harrad, Afnan Al-Hunaiti, Sharif Arar, Kaarle Hameri and Tareq HusseinAndroniki Maragkidou, Yuning Ma, Omar Jaghbeir, Dina Faouri, Stuart Harrad, Afnan Al-Hunaiti, Sharif Arar, Kaarle Hameri and Tareq Hussein
People are exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) outdoors and indoors. Although there is a fair amount of literature review concerning exposure to settled dust, and in particular, to PAHs indoors, no attempts have been made to report contamination in household settled floor dust in Jordan. In this study we aimed at identifying the source origin of the PAHs as indoors or outdoors inside eight selected dwellings in Amman, Jordan. We also aimed at investigating the spatial variation of the analyzed PAHs concentrations within Amman. The floor dust samples were collected from the entrance and living room areas. The total PAHs concentrations at the living room area ranged from 65422 ng/g to about 641 ng/g. At the entrance area, the highest total PAHs concentration was about 9266 ng/g and the lowest was about 241 ng/g. The differences among dwellings for the total and individual.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7048.1000290