@article{fdi:010073665,
  title = {{L}evels and risk assessment of hydrocarbons and organochlorines in aerosols from a {N}orth {A}frican coastal city ({B}izerte, {T}unisia)},
  author = {{B}arhoumi, {B}. and {C}astro-{J}imenez, {J}. and {G}uigue, {C}. and {G}outx, {M}. and {S}empere, {R}. and {D}erouiche, {A}. and {A}chour, {A}. and {T}ouil, {S}. and {D}riss, {M}. {R}. and {T}edetti, {M}arc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he aim of this study was to assess, for the first time, the concentrations, sources, dry deposition and human health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ({PAH}s), aliphatic hydrocarbons ({AH}s), polychlorinated biphenyls ({PCB}s) and organochlorine pesticides ({OCP}s) in total suspended particle ({TSP}) samples collected in {B}izerte city, {T}unisia ({N}orth {A}frica), during one year ({M}arch 2015 {J}anuary 2016). {C}oncentrations of {PAH}s, {AH}s, {PCB}s and {OCP}s ranged 0.5-17.8 ng m(-3), 6.7-126.5 ng m(-3), 0.3-11 pg m(-3) and 0.2-3.6 pg m(-3), respectively, with higher levels of all contaminants measured in winter. {A} combined analysis revealed {AH}s originating from both biogenic and petrogenic sources, while diesel vehicle emissions were identified as dominant sources for {PAH}s. {PCB} potential sources included electronic, iron, cement, lubricant factories located within or outside {B}izerte city. {T}he dominant {OCP} congeners were p,p'-{DDT} and p,p'-{DDE}, reflecting a current or past use in agriculture. {H}ealth risk assessment showed that the lifetime excess cancer risk from exposure to airborne {B}a{P} was negligible in {B}izerte, except in winter, where a potential risk to the local population may occur.},
  keywords = {{A}tmospheric pollution ; {T}otal suspended particles ; {N}orth {A}frica ; {H}ydrocarbons ; {O}rganochlorines ; {TUNISIE} ; {BIZERTE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {P}ollution},
  volume = {240},
  numero = {},
  pages = {422--431},
  ISSN = {0269-7491},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.109},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073665},
}