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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3673-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3673-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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15 Mar 2017
Research article |
| 15 Mar 2017
AIRUSE-LIFE +: estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM10 and PM2. 5 concentrations in southern Europe – implications to compliance with limit values
Evangelia Diapouli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Manousos I. Manousakas
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Stergios Vratolis
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Vasiliki Vasilatou
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Stella Pateraki
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Kyriaki A. Bairachtari
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Xavier Querol
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC),
Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Fulvio Amato
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC),
Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Andrés Alastuey
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC),
Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Angeliki A. Karanasiou
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC),
Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Franco Lucarelli
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Università di Firenze and
INFN-Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
Silvia Nava
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Università di Firenze and
INFN-Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
Giulia Calzolai
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Università di Firenze and
INFN-Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
Vorne L. Gianelle
Environmental Monitoring Sector, Arpa Lombardia, Milan, 20124,
Italy
Cristina Colombi
Environmental Monitoring Sector, Arpa Lombardia, Milan, 20124,
Italy
Célia Alves
Centre for Environmental & Marine Studies, Department of
Environment, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
Danilo Custódio
Centre for Environmental & Marine Studies, Department of
Environment, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
Casimiro Pio
Centre for Environmental & Marine Studies, Department of
Environment, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
Christos Spyrou
School of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
George B. Kallos
School of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Konstantinos Eleftheriadis
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Science & Technology,
Energy & Safety, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens, 15341, Greece
Data sets
PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations of chemical tracers for natural sources E. Diapouli, M. I. Manousakas, S. Vratolis, V. Vasilatou, S. Pateraki, A. K. Bairachtari, X. Querol, F. Amato, A. Alastuey, A. A. Karanasiou, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, G. Calzolai, V. L. Gianelle, C. Colombi, C. Alves, D. Custódio, C. Pio, and K. Eleftheriadis https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.377007
Short summary
This study examined the contribution of two natural sources (long-range transport of African dust and sea salt) to the airborne particulate matter concentrations, in 5 southern European cities (Porto, Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Athens). The results demonstrated that natural sources are often expressed with high-intensity events, leading even to exceedances of the EU air quality standards. This effect was more pronounced in the case of African dust intrusions in the eastern Mediterranean area.
This study examined the contribution of two natural sources (long-range transport of African...
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