Chemical and structural characterization of airborne particulate matter in an industrial and an Urban area in Greece

Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou, M; Lyberopoulou, T; Argyropoulou, R; Tsopelas, F; Ochsenkuhn, K-M

dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Lyberopoulou, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Argyropoulou, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsopelas, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn, K-M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:29:59Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:29:59Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1018-4619	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19428
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dc.subject	Airborne particulate matter	en
dc.subject	Ion chromatography	en
dc.subject	PM 10-PM2.5-10	en
dc.subject	SEM-EDX	en
dc.subject	XRD	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	health risk	en
dc.subject.other	industrial emission	en
dc.subject.other	ion chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	mineralogy	en
dc.subject.other	pollutant source	en
dc.subject.other	qualitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	quantitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	scanning electron microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	temporal period	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	X-ray diffraction	en
dc.subject.other	X-ray spectroscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	Chemical and structural characterization of airborne particulate matter in an industrial and an Urban area in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	The chemical and structural characterization of airborne particulate matter ((APM)) is important for the evaluation of possible risk to human health and the identification of pollution sources. In this study, size fractionated particulate matter (PM10/PM2.5) were collected from an industrial and an urban area of Attica, Greece for a period of two years. Ion chromatography was used for the determination of the water soluble ions, while scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX) was applied for image and elemental analysis. Mineralogical investigation was performed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Infra-Red (IR) spectrometry (FT-IR) using Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) filters collected in the same period and area. The obtained data highlighted the seasonal differences in APM concentration and the proportions of different chemical species in both urban and industrial areas. Qualitative and quantitative measurements were successfully correlated with possible compounds existing in the atmosphere and an assessment of possible emission sources was obtained from a statistical evaluation of the ion chromatographic measurements.	en
heal.publisher	PARLAR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (P S P)	en
heal.journalName	Fresenius Environmental Bulletin	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000272582700010	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	11 A	en
dc.identifier.spage	2210	en
dc.identifier.epage	2218	en