PAHs are chemical compounds which consist of two or more fused aromatic rings made entirely
from carbon and hydrogen. PAHs have a number of industrial sources such as cokeries, primary
aluminium production and wood preservation. PAHs are also emitted domestically from the
combustions of solid fuels such as wood and coal and they can also be emitted from incomplete
combustion of fuel in automobiles. Cigarette smoke is also a source of PAHs.

PAHs are monitored based on the premise that one particular compound can be used as a marker
for all PAHs. This compound is benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) and the target value set out in the Fourth
Daughter Directive is based on B(a)P. B(a)P is monitored at five stations across Ireland.

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SAFER-Data Display URL	https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=188
Resource Keywords	BaP, PaH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon,
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code	Air Quality
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Theme	Air Quality
Resource Availability:	Public-Open
Limitations on the use of this Resource	The EPA requests an acknowledgement (in publications, conference papers, etc) from those who use information or data received from this online system, its tools and software. For clarifications on any aspect of this raw data users should contact the air quality team. A recommended citation is provided below.
Number of Attached Files (Publicly and Openly Available for Download):	62
Project Start Date	Thursday 1st January 2009 (01-01-2009)
Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Thursday 1st January 2009 (01-01-2009)
Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Thursday 31st December 2009 (31-12-2009)
Published on SAFER	Thursday 11th November 2010 (11-11-2010)
Date of Last Edit	Wednesday 28th October 2020 at 15:10:09 (28-10-2020)
Datasets or Files Updated On	Wednesday 28th October 2020 at 15:10:09 (28-10-2020)

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Description of Geographical Characteristics of This Project or Dataset
Fixed and trailer stations on the island of Ireland.

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