Contributions to cities' ambient particulate matter (PM): A systematic review of local source contributions at global level

Karagulian, Federico; Belis, Claudio A.; Dora, Carlos; Prüss‐Üstün, Annette; Bonjour, Sophie; Adair-Rohani, Heather; Amann, Markus

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.087

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“…The main sources of outdoor PM pollution in most developed countries are commonly identified to be road traffic (including exhaust and non-exhaust emissions of vehicle combustion, tire wearing, and resuspension), power generation plants, industries, agriculture, and domestic heating systems [2,21]. While natural sources, which represent a consistent fraction of aerosols in many regions, contribute mainly on coarser particles, anthropic sources are well-known for the generation of primary and secondary fine, ultrafine, and nano-scale particulates [22][23][24][25].…”

Section: Brief Summary Of the Main Characteristics Of Pm In Indoor Anmentioning

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Assessment of Indoor-Outdoor Particulate Matter Air Pollution: A Review

Salizzoni

Clerico

et al. 2017

Atmosphere

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Abstract:Background: Air pollution is a major global environmental risk factor. Since people spend most of their time indoors, the sole measure of outdoor concentrations is not sufficient to assess total exposure to air pollution. Therefore, the arising interest by the international community to indoor-outdoor relationships has led to the development of various techniques for the study of emission and exchange parameters among ambient and non-ambient pollutants. However, a standardised method is still lacking due to the complex release and dispersion of pollutants and the site conditions among studies. Methods: This review attempts to fill this gap to some extent by focusing on the analysis of the variety of site-specific approaches for the assessment of particulate matter in work and life environments. Results: First, the main analogies and differences between indoor and outdoor particles emerging from several studies are briefly described. Commonly-used indicators, sampling methods, and other approaches are compared. Second, recommendations for further studies based on recent results in order to improve the assessment and management of those issues are provided. Conclusions: This review is a step towards a comprehensive understanding of indoor and outdoor exposures which may stimulate the development of innovative tools for further epidemiological and multidisciplinary research.

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Section: Brief Summary Of the Main Characteristics Of Pm In Indoor Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Indoor-Outdoor Particulate Matter Air Pollution: A Review

Salizzoni

Clerico

et al. 2017

Atmosphere

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“…(Lu et al, 2016). The characteristics of PM sources have been widely investigated in previous studies all around world, including China, as reviewed by (Karagulian et al, 2015), and several methods of receptor modeling have been used for identification and apportionment of PM (Viana et al, 2008). Enrichment Factor (EF) and Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) are widely used because they only require observation data at the receptor site other than detailed prior knowledge of the sources and source profiles, and tools to perform these analyses are widely available (Schauer, et al, 2006;Yu et al, 2013;Gao et al, 2014;Banerjee et al, 2015).…”

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Characteristics and Source Analysis of Trace Elements in PM2.5 in the Urban Atmosphere of Wuhan in Spring

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Zhang

Wang

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Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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The concentrations of PM 2.5 and trace elements with hourly resolution were measured during May 2014 in urban residential area of Wuhan, the biggest city in central China. During the period of measurement, the average temperature was approximate 25°C without domestic heating and cooling. The average concentration of PM 2.5 was 95.53 µg m -3 , which was higher than the limit of Ambient Air Quality Standard of China GB3095-2012 (75 µg m -3 , Level 2). A sand storm original from Northwestern China was also recorded. Concentrations of major trace elements (K, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Pd, Ag, Cd, Au, Hg, Pb, Co, Sn, Sb, Tl) were comparable to previous studies, except for Ba and Ca with more than doubled concentrations (103 ng m -3 , 1,792.49 ng m -3 ) due to the storm. Enrichment Factor (EF) and Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) were employed to characterize the emission sources. The computation of EF showed that Zincs was highly enriched. Four sources, biomass burning (63.2%) might mainly related to power plants using biowaste burning and bio-related cooking activities, metallurgical and steel industries (14%), dust crustal (12.5%) and dust associated with vehicular traffic (10.4%), were identified in decreasing order of average percentage contribution to the PM 2.5 mass with the aid of trace elements. The orientations of emission sources were also addressed.

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“…In addition to the resource consumption and the regional and global environmental impacts, transportation plays a central role in urban sustainability due to its dominant contribution to local ambient air pollution and consequent health effects [275], [276]. Urban form determines where transportation emissions occur (through infrastructure layout), the dispersion and resulting ambient concentration levels of pollutants (through the configuration of buildings and street canyons), and population exposure (through land use, density and the resulting population distribution).…”

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The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

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Martins

Carvalho³

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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This paper brings together several contemporary topics in energy systems aiming to provide a literature review based reflection on how several interrelated energy systems can contribute together to a more sustainable world. Some directions are discussed, such as the improvement of the energy efficiency and environmental performance of the systems, the development of new technologies, the increase of the use of renewable energy sources, the promotion of holistic and multidisciplinary studies, and the implementation of new management rules and "eco-friendly and sustainable" oriented policies at different scales. The interrelations of the diverse energy systems are also discussed in order to address their main social-economic-environmental impacts. The subjects covered include the assessment of the electricity market and its main players (demand, supply, distribution), the evaluation of some urban systems (buildings, transportation, commuting), the analysis of the implementation of renewable energy cooperatives, the discussion of the diffusion of the electric vehicle and the importance of new bioenergy systems. This paper also presents relevant research carried out in the framework of both the Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra and the Sustainable Energy Systems focus area of the MIT-Portugal Program. To conclude, several research topics that should be addressed in the near future are proposed.

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Contributions to cities' ambient particulate matter (PM): A systematic review of local source contributions at global level

Cited by 789 publications

References 6 publications

Assessment of Indoor-Outdoor Particulate Matter Air Pollution: A Review

Assessment of Indoor-Outdoor Particulate Matter Air Pollution: A Review

Characteristics and Source Analysis of Trace Elements in PM2.5 in the Urban Atmosphere of Wuhan in Spring

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

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