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10 Jun 2016
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| 10 Jun 2016
Urban increments of gaseous and aerosol pollutants and their sources using mobile aerosol mass spectrometry measurements
Miriam Elser
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Carlo Bozzetti
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Marek Maasikmets
Estonian Environmental Research Centre, 10617, Tallinn,
Estonia
Erik Teinemaa
Estonian Environmental Research Centre, 10617, Tallinn,
Estonia
Rene Richter
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Robert Wolf
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Jay G. Slowik
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Urs Baltensperger
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
André S. H. Prévôt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer
Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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This work presents the first detailed in-situ measurements of major air pollutants (including NR-PM2.5, eBC, and trace gases) in the two biggest cities in Estonia. The sources of organic aerosols were investigated by means of positive matrix factorization. Highly time-resolved mobile measurements allowed for the identification of source areas and the determination of regional background concentrations as well as urban increments of the individual components.
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