Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxy- and nitro-PAHs in ambient air of the Arctic town Longyearbyen, Svalbard

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Drotikova, Tatiana, Ali, Aasim M., Halse, Anne Karine, Reinardy, Helena C., Kallenborn, Roland
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Adventdalen; Arctic; Longyearbyen; Svalbard; UNIS
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9997-2020; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/20/9997/2020/

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are not declining in Arctic air despite reductions in their global emissions. In Svalbard, the Longyearbyen coal-fired power plant is considered to be one of the major local sources of PAHs. Power plant stack emissions and ambient air samples, collected simult...