Ion chromatographic and spectrometric determination of water-soluble compounds in airborne particulates, and their correlations in an industrial area in Attica, Greece

Ochsenkuhn, K-M; Lyberopoulou, T; Koumarianou, G; Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou, M

dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn, K-M	en
dc.contributor.author	Lyberopoulou, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Koumarianou, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn-Petropoulou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:45:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:45:31Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0026-3672	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32292
dc.subject	Airborne particulate matter	en
dc.subject	Factor analysis	en
dc.subject	Industrial area	en
dc.subject	Ion chromatography	en
dc.subject	Water soluble compounds	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.other	NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS	en
dc.subject.other	ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION	en
dc.subject.other	SOURCE APPORTIONMENT	en
dc.subject.other	PM10	en
dc.subject.other	MATTER	en
dc.subject.other	PM2.5	en
dc.subject.other	POLLUTION	en
dc.subject.other	AEROSOL	en
dc.subject.other	GHENT	en
dc.title	Ion chromatographic and spectrometric determination of water-soluble compounds in airborne particulates, and their correlations in an industrial area in Attica, Greece	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00604-007-0830-z	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00604-007-0830-z	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	In the time period from June 2005 to May 2006 in 42 sampling campaigns 84 filter samples of airborne particulate matter, coarse (PM10-2.5) and fine (PM2.5), were collected using a Gent stacked filter unit in the coastal industrial area of Aspropyrgos in Attica, Greece. The average PM10 (PM10-2.5+PM2.5) con- centration was found to be 66 mu g center dot m(-3), exceeding more than 1.6 times the annual limit of 40 mu g center dot m(-3). The samples were analysed for Cl-, NO3, SO4 (2-), Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+ and NH4+ using ion chromatography. The data were compared with results obtained with other spectrometric methods, such as inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and reflectometry. The determined average ionic content comprised about 44% of the PM10 mass. The ionic composition, as well as the possible matrix compounds in both fractions were evaluated by dividing the sampling period into summer and winter season. In the PM10-2.5/PM2.5 fraction in summer time the concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+ and NO3- were enriched in the coarse fraction. In winter time all species were enriched in the coarse fraction, especially Ca2+, Cl- and NO3- center dot NH4+ was constantly higher in the fine fraction in summer as well as in winter time. Factor analysis was applied to obtain correlations between cations and anions leading to matrix compounds in both fractions. From the evaluation of the results obtained, some of the local air pollution sources could be identified.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER WIEN	en
heal.journalName	Microchimica Acta	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00604-007-0830-z	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000255126900015	en
dc.identifier.volume	160	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	485	en
dc.identifier.epage	492	en