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Several studies have shown the association between ambient particulate matter (PM) and adverse health effects, thus highlighting the need to limit the anthropogenic sources of PM, especially motor vehicle emissions. PM exposure is commonly monitored as mass concentration of PM10 or PM2.5, although increasing toxicity with decreasing aerodynamic diameter has been reported. In the present study an analysis was performed of the concentration and size distribution of airborne PM fractions collected at street level in the city center of Turin, Italy, to verify the usefulness of "ecological" days with traffic limitations. PM levels were determined daily at five different outdoor sites, from Thursday to Tuesday for 7 weeks (five with "ecological" Sunday, two with normal traffic density). Air sampling was performed using a six-channel laser particle counter to determine the number of particles (n°/l) in six size ranges between 0.3 and 10 μm. Climatic conditions and indoor PM levels were also monitored. The PM size distribution was constant for all the samples tested, with the 90% of the particles smaller than 0.5 μm, suggesting that measurements for count are needed in addition to the traditional ones based on the mass. The total number of particles was highly variable comparing days or weeks of monitoring, but much less among the sites of air sampling. The restriction of motor vehicle circulation has not determined any significant effect on PM levels and, in the winter period, PM0.5 peak concentrations were measured also on the ecological days.