Comparative PM10–PM2.5 source contribution study at rural, urban and industrial sites during PM episodes in Eastern Spain

Rodrı́guez, Sergio; Querol, Xavier; Alastuey, Andrés; Viana, Mar; Alarcón, Marta; Mantilla, Enrique; Ruiz, Carolina Castillo

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(03)00411-x

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“…Moreover good positive correlation (r = 0.63 for Orsini site and 0.58 for Dante site) was found between the frequency that wind came from the industrial area (from the north) and Fe concentrations. Silicon (Si) concentration was usually much lower than Fe value and a very low Si/Fe concentration ratio at urban and suburban sites was determined (0.06) during the "days of peak" (Chow et al, 2002;Alastuey et al, 2004;Rodríguez et al, 2004). The same data were obtained by considering pollutant concentrations at via Orsini site.…”

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How a Steel Plant Affects Air Quality of a Nearby Urban Area: A Study on Metals and PAH Concentrations

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Andriani

Gennaro

et al. 2013

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Taranto (in the Apulia Region of southern Italy) has been included in a list of the most polluted sites of national interest because of its large industrial area that is situated near the urban centre. The impact of this on urban air quality has been evaluated by monitoring PM 2.5 and PM 10 at the industrial site of 'via Orsini' and the urban station of 'via Dante'. At both sites, the temporal distribution and chemical composition of PM, in terms of PAHs and element concentrations, were used to characterize the air quality in the urban area and to deduce the possible and theoretical carcinogenic indices, and thus the impact on human health. High PM concentrations were found to be caused by wind coming from the north (industrial area), and during days when the wind was from this direction the PAH and elemental concentrations (such as iron, manganese and zinc) were the highest of the sampling period. These data confirm the impact of this industrial area, in particular its steel plant activities, on urban air quality in Taranto. In order to determine the source contributions to PM levels at the two investigated sites, Principal Component Analysis was applied to the collected data. Statistical investigations also included PAH and elemental concentrations determined at two other sites in Apulia Region, characterized by traffic and biomass burning sources. These investigations made it possible to distinguish the samples collected in via Dante and via Orsini from those collected at the two other sites, confirming the effects of industrial activities on urban air quality in Taranto.

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How a Steel Plant Affects Air Quality of a Nearby Urban Area: A Study on Metals and PAH Concentrations

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Andriani

Gennaro

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Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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“…The fourth factor found was characterised by the key species V and Ni, with a certain percentage of As at the Chioggia site. It was probably associated to fossil fuel combustion (Rodríguez et al, 2004), or refining (Querol et al, 2007b). In the specific area of the Venice Lagoon, it probably originates from shipping traffic emissions, plus a partial contribution of petrochemical emissions from the industrial area of Porto Marghera.…”

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Comparison of PM10 concentrations and metal content in three different sites of the Venice Lagoon: An analysis of possible aerosol sources

Contini

Belosi

Gambaro

et al. 2012

Journal of Environmental Sciences

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The Venice Lagoon is exposed to atmospheric pollutants from industrial activities, thermoelectric power plants, petrochemical plants, incinerator, domestic heating, ship traffic, glass factories and vehicular emissions on the mainland. In 2005, construction began on the mobile dams (MOSE), one dam for each channel connecting the lagoon to the Adriatic Sea as a barrier against high tide. These construction works could represent an additional source of pollutants. PM 10 samples were taken on random days between 2007 and 2010 at three different sites: Punta Sabbioni, Chioggia and Malamocco, located near the respective dam construction worksites. Chemical analyses of V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Mo, Cd, Sb, Tl and Pb in PM 10 samples were performed by Inductively coupled plasmaquadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS) and results were used to identify the main aerosol sources. The correlation of measured data with meteorology, and source apportionment, failed to highlight a contribution specifically associated to the emissions of the MOSE construction works. The comparison of the measurements at the three sites showed a substantial homogeneity of metal concentrations in the area. Source apportionment with principal component analysis (PCA) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) showed that a four principal factors model could describe the sources of metals in PM 10 . Three of them were assigned to specific sources in the area and one was characterised as a source of mixed origin (anthropogenic and crustal). A specific anthropogenic source of PM 10 rich in Ni and Cr, active at the Chioggia site, was also identified.

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“…A common pattern has been observed with particular evidence in the raising values, even though the second and third peak values, reached at both SB and UB sites, did not appear at RB. PM 10 [40][41][42] suggesting that ambient air concentrations are often influenced by nonlocal sources. 43 PM 10 mean values were generally lower than the yearly limit value of 40 mg m À3 ; however, a number of 9, 10, and 2 days exceeding the daily PM 10 limit value 44 was recorded at SB, UB, and RB sites, respectively.…”

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Variability of Atmospheric Aerosol and Ozone Concentrations at Marine, Urban, and High-Altitude Monitoring Stations in Southern Italy during the 2007 Summer Saharan Dust Outbreaks and Wildfire Episodes

Bencardino

Sprovieri

Cofone

et al. 2011

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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Comparative PM10–PM2.5 source contribution study at rural, urban and industrial sites during PM episodes in Eastern Spain

Cited by 220 publications

References 25 publications

How a Steel Plant Affects Air Quality of a Nearby Urban Area: A Study on Metals and PAH Concentrations

How a Steel Plant Affects Air Quality of a Nearby Urban Area: A Study on Metals and PAH Concentrations

Comparison of PM10 concentrations and metal content in three different sites of the Venice Lagoon: An analysis of possible aerosol sources

Variability of Atmospheric Aerosol and Ozone Concentrations at Marine, Urban, and High-Altitude Monitoring Stations in Southern Italy during the 2007 Summer Saharan Dust Outbreaks and Wildfire Episodes

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