Levels, sources and seasonality of coarse particles (PM10-PM2.5) in three European capitals - Implications for particulate pollution control

Kassomenos, P; Vardoulakis, S; Chaloulakou, A; Grivas, G; Borge, R; Lumbreras, J

dc.contributor.author	Kassomenos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Vardoulakis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Chaloulakou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Grivas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Borge, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Lumbreras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:09:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:09:29Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	13522310	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29851
dc.subject	Coarse particles	en
dc.subject	Particulate matter	en
dc.subject	Resuspension	en
dc.subject	Urban atmosphere	en
dc.subject	Vehicle emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Coarse particles	en
dc.subject.other	Particulate Matter	en
dc.subject.other	Re-suspension	en
dc.subject.other	Urban atmospheres	en
dc.subject.other	Vehicle emission	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Particles (particulate matter)	en
dc.subject.other	aerodynamics	en
dc.subject.other	agricultural emission	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	anthropogenic source	en
dc.subject.other	capital city	en
dc.subject.other	construction	en
dc.subject.other	dust	en
dc.subject.other	industrial emission	en
dc.subject.other	long range transport	en
dc.subject.other	meteorology	en
dc.subject.other	mortality	en
dc.subject.other	pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	public health	en
dc.subject.other	quarrying	en
dc.subject.other	resuspension	en
dc.subject.other	seasonality	en
dc.subject.other	spray	en
dc.subject.other	suspended particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	temporal variation	en
dc.subject.other	traffic emission	en
dc.subject.other	urban atmosphere	en
dc.subject.other	urban pollution	en
dc.subject.other	agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	ambient air	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric transport	en
dc.subject.other	dust	en
dc.subject.other	industry	en
dc.subject.other	meteorology	en
dc.subject.other	morbidity	en
dc.subject.other	mortality	en
dc.subject.other	motor vehicle	en
dc.subject.other	particle size	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	seasonal variation	en
dc.subject.other	Spain	en
dc.subject.other	United Kingdom	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	wind	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Attica]	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	England	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	London [England]	en
dc.subject.other	Madrid [Spain]	en
dc.subject.other	Spain	en
dc.subject.other	United Kingdom	en
dc.title	Levels, sources and seasonality of coarse particles (PM10-PM2.5) in three European capitals - Implications for particulate pollution control	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.051	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.051	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	Coarse particles of aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 μm (PMc) are produced by a range of natural (windblown dust and sea sprays) and anthropogenic processes (non-exhaust vehicle emissions, industrial, agriculture, construction and quarrying activities). Although current ambient air quality regulations focus on PM2.5 and PM10, coarse particles are of interest from a public health point of view as they have been associated with certain mortality and morbidity outcomes.In this paper, an analysis of coarse particle levels in three European capitals (London, Madrid and Athens) is presented and discussed. For all three cities we analysed data from both traffic and urban background monitoring sites. The results showed that the levels of coarse particles present significant seasonal, weekly and daily variability. Their wind driven and non-wind driven resuspension as well as their roadside increment due to traffic were estimated. Both the local meteorological conditions and the air mass history indicating long-range atmospheric transport of particles of natural origin are significant parameters that influence the levels of coarse particles in the three cities especially during episodic events. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	Atmospheric Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.051	en
dc.identifier.volume	54	en
dc.identifier.spage	337	en
dc.identifier.epage	347	en