The Content of High-Molecular Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Air During FIFA World Cup 2018

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons including benzo(a)pyrene have been determined on aerosol particles in air sampled in several cities of the European part of Russia hosting FIFA World Cup 2018. The average monthly concentrations of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in none of the samples in June–July 2018 exceeded the maximum permitted concentration. The maximum average monthly concentration of BaP during the observation period has been found in Kazan (station no 8, July–0.83 ng/m³). The average concentration of BaP in the considered cities decreased along the series: Kazan (0.45 ng/m³), Kaliningrad (0.38 ng/m³), Moscow (0.35 ng/m³), Saransk (0.32 ng/m³), Nizhny Novgorod (0.31 ng/m³), Samara (0.31 ng/m³), Rostov-on-Don (0.26 ng/m³), St. Petersburg (0.22 ng/m³), Volgograd (0.16 ng/m³), Sochi (0.01 ng/m³).