Levels and composition of atmospheric particulates (PM10) in a mining-industrial site in the city of Lavrion, Greece

Protonotarios, V; Petsas, N; Moutsatsou, A

dc.contributor.author	Protonotarios, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Petsas, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Moutsatsou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:02Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:02Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	1047-3289	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14759
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dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Contamination	en
dc.subject.other	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject.other	Metallurgy	en
dc.subject.other	Particles (particulate matter)	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	Pollutants	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	arsenic	en
dc.subject.other	cadmium	en
dc.subject.other	chromium	en
dc.subject.other	copper	en
dc.subject.other	heavy metal	en
dc.subject.other	iron	en
dc.subject.other	lead	en
dc.subject.other	manganese	en
dc.subject.other	nickel	en
dc.subject.other	toxic substance	en
dc.subject.other	zinc	en
dc.subject.other	air pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	atmosphere	en
dc.subject.other	chemical composition	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	dry deposition	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	history	en
dc.subject.other	industrial area	en
dc.subject.other	metallurgy	en
dc.subject.other	mining	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	pollution transport	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	summer	en
dc.subject.other	wind erosion	en
dc.subject.other	winter	en
dc.subject.other	Air Pollutants	en
dc.subject.other	Cities	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Industry	en
dc.subject.other	Metals, Heavy	en
dc.subject.other	Mining	en
dc.subject.other	Particle Size	en
dc.subject.other	Seasons	en
dc.subject.other	Soil	en
dc.title	Levels and composition of atmospheric particulates (PM10) in a mining-industrial site in the city of Lavrion, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	The present work focuses on the characterization of air quality and the identification of pollutant origin at a former mining site in the city of Lavrion, Greece. A historical metallurgy complex is reused for establishing the Lavrion Technology and Cultural Park (LTCP). A serious problem with this is the severe soil contamination that resulted from intensive mining and metallurgical activities that has taken place in the greater area for the past 3000 years. Among other consequences, surface-polluted depositions, rich in heavy and toxic metals, are loose and easily wind-eroded, resulting in transportation of particulate matter (PM) in the surrounding atmosphere. On the other hand, there are a number of industries relatively close to the site that are potential sources of PM air pollution . The current study deals with the collection and analysis of PM10 samples with respect to their concentration in heavy metals, such as Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cr, and Ni. Though not a heavy metal, As also is included. Furthermore, the source of these elements is verified using statistical correlation and by calculating enrichment factors (EFs), considering that some substances are certainly of contaminated soil origin. Results show that PM10 and element concentrations are relatively low during winter but significantly increase during summer. Fe, Pb, Zn, Mn, and Cu may be considered of contaminated soil origin, while As, Ni, Cd, and Cr are very much enriched with respect to contaminated soil, indicating another possible source attributed to the adjacent industrial plants.	en
heal.publisher	AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000179507900002	en
dc.identifier.volume	52	en
dc.identifier.issue	11	en
dc.identifier.spage	1263	en
dc.identifier.epage	1273	en