Sampling Dust From Sealcoated Pavement
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Detailed Description
USGS researchers collect samples of dust from a sealcoated parking lot for analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAH concentrations in dust swept from coal-tar-sealcoated parking lots are 100s to 1000s of times higher than those swept from parking lots with other types of surfaces.