@ARTICLE{Smolewska_Marzena_Ewa_Assessment_2022,
 author={Smolewska, Marzena Ewa and Krasowska, Małgorzata and Piekut, Jolanta and Smolewski, Maciej and Bagińska, Ewelina},
 volume={vol. 39},
 number={No 1},
 journal={Studia Quaternaria},
 pages={5-13},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2022},
 publisher={Committee for Quaternary Research PAS},
 publisher={Institute of Geological Sciences PAS},
 abstract={The research on the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil and grass ( Lolium perenne L.) was carried out on samples collected in the city of Białystok, in north-eastern Poland. The test samples came from green belts in the vicinity of communication routes, differentiated in terms of the surrounding buildings and infrastructure and characterized by a different car traffic intensity. The highest total concentration of all sixteen PAHs in soil and grass samples was found near a large intersection at Nicholas Copernicus Street, one of the most important communication routes connecting two parts of the city. In the aboveground parts of the studied grass samples, benzo[a]pyrene was the most abundant, its content ranging from 53.8 μg/kg DM up to 91.7 μg/kg DM. On the other hand, in soil samples, much higher benzo[a]pyrene content was found, and the dominance of this compound was observed in almost every measurement location. Based on the obtained results, it was found that car traffic is a significant source of PAH emissions to the urban soil environment and urban greenery. The squares and green belts located along communication routes and intersections are the most exposed to pollution.},
 type={Article},
 title={Assessment of PAH content in soil and aboveground parts of Lolium perenne L. next to the communication arteries of the urban agglomeration},
 URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123092/PDF-MASTER/1_Smolewska.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/sq.2022.140881},
 keywords={PAHs, urban soil, Lolium perenne L., urban grasses},
}