Measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 particle concentrations in Athens, Greece

Chaloulakou, A; Kassomenos, P; Spyrellis, N; Demokritou, P; Koutrakis, P

dc.contributor.author	Chaloulakou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Kassomenos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Spyrellis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Demokritou, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Koutrakis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:17Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:17Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	1352-2310	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15395
dc.subject	Coarse particles	en
dc.subject	Fine particles	en
dc.subject	Inhalable particles	en
dc.subject	Statistical analysis	en
dc.subject	Urban air quality	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Particulate emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Regression analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Roads and streets	en
dc.subject.other	Particle concentrations	en
dc.subject.other	Particles (particulate matter)	en
dc.subject.other	carbon	en
dc.subject.other	carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen oxide	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen oxides	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	statistical analysis	en
dc.subject.other	traffic emission	en
dc.subject.other	urban atmosphere	en
dc.subject.other	air monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	air sampling	en
dc.subject.other	ambient air	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	correlation analysis	en
dc.subject.other	European Union	en
dc.subject.other	exhaust gas	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	measurement	en
dc.subject.other	meteorology	en
dc.subject.other	particle size	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	quantitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	regression analysis	en
dc.subject.other	time	en
dc.subject.other	traffic	en
dc.subject.other	United States	en
dc.subject.other	wind	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	Measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 particle concentrations in Athens, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00898-1	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00898-1	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	During the period of 1 June 1999 through 31 May 2000, PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations were measured in downtown Athens, Greece. The monitoring site was located 6.7 m above ground near a highly trafficked and congested road. Daily PM10 and PM2.5 samples were collected using semi-automatic low-volume samplers. The average 24-h PM10 concentration during the sampling period was 75.5 mug/m(3). Daily PM10 concentrations exceeded the European Union limit (for the year 2000) for approximately 42% of the sampling days. The average PM2.5 measured concentration was 40.2 mug/m(3), which is considerably higher than the United States National Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 annual standard, 15 mug/m(3). The mean coarse particle concentration, PM10 minus PM2.5, was 35.3 mug/m(3) representing about 50% of the average PM10. PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations were highly correlated with carbon monoxide, black carbon and nitrogen oxides and inversely correlated with local wind speed. Regression models using continuous and categorical variables were developed to investigate the complex relationships between meteorological and time period parameters and particle concentrations. The results of this analysis underlined the importance of local emission sources, mostly from traffic, which are responsible for the high PM10 and PM2.5 concentration levels observed during this one year-sampling period. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Atmospheric Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00898-1	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000180842400006	en
dc.identifier.volume	37	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	649	en
dc.identifier.epage	660	en