Heavy metals in airborne particulate matter of an industrial area in Attica, Greece and their possible sources

Ochsenkuhn, K-M; Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou, M

dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn, K-M	en
dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:34Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	1018-4619	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18875
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dc.subject	Airborne particulate matter	en
dc.subject	Anodic stripping voltammetry	en
dc.subject	Concentration roses	en
dc.subject	Industrial area	en
dc.subject	PM 10-2.5	en
dc.subject	PM2.5	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	aerosol composition	en
dc.subject.other	cadmium	en
dc.subject.other	heavy metal	en
dc.subject.other	industrial district	en
dc.subject.other	metals industry	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	zinc	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Rosa	en
dc.title	Heavy metals in airborne particulate matter of an industrial area in Attica, Greece and their possible sources	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	Aerosol samples were collected for about one year from the industrial area of Aspropyrgos (Attica, Greece), using a stacked unit filter sampler, which separates the airborne particulate matter into a coarse (PM10-2.5) and a fine (PM2.5) fraction. The determination of Zn, Pb, Cd and Cu in filter samples was carried out using anodic stripping voltammetry in square wave mode, after an appropriate leaching and pH adjustment procedure. The method showed that it is possible to determine these heavy metals simultaneously in the ng/m3 range in aerosol samples of a few mg-size. The analytical procedure was applied to study the variation of the concentration of these elements during summer and winter time in the period from June 2005 to May 2006. Furthermore, the influence of the wind direction to the elements' levels was investigated using the time-weighted mean concentration roses of the elements. The study indicated a nearby located steel industry as main source for Zn, Cd and Pb, while the presence of Cu can be attributed to the abrasion of the cables of the railroad line, electrified a short time ago. Cd and Zn can also have their origin in the metal treatment at the shipyards of the region. © by PSP 2008.	en
heal.publisher	PARLAR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (P S P)	en
heal.journalName	Fresenius Environmental Bulletin	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000255898500009	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	455	en
dc.identifier.epage	462	en