Particle size distributions and elemental composition of atmospheric particulate matter in Southern Italy (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Particle size distributions and elemental composition of atmospheric particulate matter in Southern Italy (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2008-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.3155/1047-3289.58.6.797 (literal)
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  • Sprovieri F., Pirrone N. (2008)
    Particle size distributions and elemental composition of atmospheric particulate matter in Southern Italy
    in Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)
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  • Sprovieri F., Pirrone N. (literal)
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Titolo
  • Particle size distributions and elemental composition of atmospheric particulate matter in Southern Italy (literal)
Abstract
  • Three 2-wk seasonal field campaigns were performed in 2003 and 2004 at a sampling site on the southern Tyrrhenian coast of Italy with the aim to investigate the dynamics and characteristics of particle-bound pollutants in the Mediterranean area. Fine (PM2.5) and coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5) size fractions were collected by a manual dichotomous sampler on 37-mm Teflon filters over a 24-hr sampling period. On average, 70% of the total PM10 (PM2.5 ? PM10-2.5) mass was associated with the coarse fraction and 30% with the fine fraction during the three campaigns. The ambient concentrations of Pb, Ni, Cr, Zn, Mn, V, Cd, Fe, Cu, Ca, and Mg associated with both size fractions were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. Ambient concentrations showed differences in their absolute value, ranging from few ngm?3 to ?microgm?3, as well as in their variability within the PM2.5 and PM10-2.5 size fractions. PM10 levels were well below the European Union (EU) limit value during the study period with the exception of three events during the first campaign (fall) and five events during the third campaign (spring). Two main sources were identified as the major contributors including mineral dust, transported from North Africa, and sea spray from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Comparing the results with backward trajectories, calculated using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory Model (HYSPLIT) and Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-National Aeronautics and Space Administration (TOMS-NASA) maps, it was observed that in central and eastern Europe, the Tyrrhenian Sea and North Africa were the major emission source regions that affected the temporal variations and daily averages of PM2.5 and PM10-2.5 concentrations. (literal)
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