Measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 particle concentrations in Athens, Greece

Chaloulakou, A.; Kassomenos, Pavlos; Spyrellis, N.; Demokritou, Philip; Koutrakis, Petros

doi:10.1016/s1352-2310(02)00898-1

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“…Turkey and Chaloulakou et al, (2003) in Athens, Greece found, contrary to our results, that in winter both PM concentrations were higher, which was attributed to larger use of fossil fuels in winter. Chaloulakou et al, (2003) reported monthly mean PM 10 concentrations in Athens ranging from 60.3 μgm -3 (January) to 88.9 μgm -3 (December), with an annual mean value of 75.5 μgm -3 .…”

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“…An important finding revealed from Fig. 4b is the absence of PM 2.5 <10 μgm -3 , while mean monthly PM 2.5 values (Table 1) are similar or even lower, than those reported for urban Athens (Chaloulakou et al, 2003).…”

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“…Chaloulakou et al, (2003) reported monthly mean PM 10 concentrations in Athens ranging from 60.3 μgm -3 (January) to 88.9 μgm -3 (December), with an annual mean value of 75.5 μgm -3 . In Barcelona, Spain, the ambient PM 10 and PM 2.5 were in the range of 39 to 42 μgm -3 and 25 to 29 μgm -3 , respectively over the period [2003][2004][2005][2006] with 97 daily values exceeding 50 μgm -3 (Perez et al, 2008), while the mean annual PM 10 concentration ranges from 20 to 37 μgm -3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Godoy et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The current European Union (EU) legislation employs PM 10 concentrations as one of the reference parameters in assessing urban air quality (Chaloulakou et al, 2003;Gobbi et al, 2007). According to EU standards from 1 st January 2005 it is allowed that the daily-average threshold of 50 μgm -3 at any station is exceeded for a maximum of 35 times per year, while the annual average PM 10 should not exceed 40 μgm -3 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Temporal changes of particulate concentration in the ambient air over the city of Zahedan, Iran

Rashki

Rautenbach

Eriksson

et al. 2011

Air Qual Atmos Health

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Air pollution in developing countries has recently become a serious environmental problem which needs more active air quality monitoring and analyses. To assess air quality characteristics over the city of Zahedan, southeast Iran, airborne Particulate Matter (PM) concentrations with aerodynamic diameters of < 10 µm, < 2.5 µm and < 1.0 µm were measured during the period July 2008 to March 2010 using an Environmental Dust Monitor (EDM-180). The data were analyzed on daily, monthly and seasonal basis. The highest monthly mean PM 10 levels (172 gm -3 ) were recorded during the summer period (JuneAugust), presumably due to frequent dust storms from the nearby Sistan desert located to the north, while less PM 10 concentrations are recorded in winter (December-February) (101 gm -3 ). Linear regression analysis between the PM 2.5 and PM 10 time series reveals high correlation coefficients (r>0.82) for all seasons, implying that PM 10 and PM 2.5 may have the same source regions, or that they are influenced by the same local conditions. In contrast, neutral correlation is found between PM 10 and PM 1.0 in autumn and winter. Taking into account that the annual variation of PM 1.0 exhibits a clear pattern of peaking in winter and dropping in summer (in contrast to PM 10 ), it is suspected that PM 1.0 is of different origin than PM 10 and mainly influenced by local anthropogenic emissions. The daily PM 10 variation is strongly seasonally defined. The maximum PM 10 concentrations occur in the morning hours during winter, autumn (September-November) and early spring (March), while in summer PM 10 concentrations increase significantly in the afternoon closely associated with the intense northerly winds blowing from the desert. As far as the Air Quality Index (AQI) is concerned, its highest monthly values occur in summer, while they are reduced in winter. Desert dust 2 aerosols are found to be the major component in determining the AQI in Zahedan. The analysis shows that 15.3 % of the days are unhealthy for sensitive people, while 2 % are considered as hazardous.

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Section: Diurnal Variability Of Pm Concentrationsmentioning

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Temporal changes of particulate concentration in the ambient air over the city of Zahedan, Iran

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Rautenbach

Eriksson

et al. 2011

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“…In general, diesel-vehicle exhaust is believed to be the strongest local contributor to fine particle mass alongside roads (17) . Moreover, it is well known that high concentrations of coarse particles alongside roads are mainly due to resuspension of the road dust by traffic and wind (18) , and that, in addition to road dust, coarse particles such as tire dust are strongly related to the volume of vehicular traffic (19), (20) . (Table 2).…”

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Investigation of Variations in Suspended Particulate Matter with Enforcement of Regulations on Diesel Vehicle Exhaust in Suburban Japan

Jiang

Wang

Sekiguchi

et al. 2006

JSME international journal. Ser. B, Fluids and thermal engineer

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Assessment of Fractionated Aerosols at a Semiarid Region over the Indo‐Gangetic Basin

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Gupta²,

Jangid³

et al. 2019

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The present study examines the mass concentration of particulate matter (PM) of different sizes between January and December 2015 at Agra, a semiarid region in the Indo‐Gangetic basin. The mean mass concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 are 146.9 and 54.8 μg m−3, respectively. The observed PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations are considerably higher than standard values set by the World Health Organization, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and National Ambient Air Quality Standard (India). Higher concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 are observed in November and January, respectively. The highest and lowest concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 are measured in winter and monsoon seasons, respectively. The PM2.5/PM10 mean mass concentration ratio is 0.44, indicating the dominance of coarse particles. The daily average air quality index is 107.7 for PM2.5 and 132.8 for PM10. The exceedance factor (EF) for PM10 is >1.5, indicating a critical level of PM10, whereas the EF for PM2.5 is <1.5 indicating a high level of pollution load. The trajectory analysis showed the effect of long‐range‐transported particles on this region.

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Measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 particle concentrations in Athens, Greece

Cited by 296 publications

References 15 publications

Temporal changes of particulate concentration in the ambient air over the city of Zahedan, Iran

Temporal changes of particulate concentration in the ambient air over the city of Zahedan, Iran

Investigation of Variations in Suspended Particulate Matter with Enforcement of Regulations on Diesel Vehicle Exhaust in Suburban Japan

Assessment of Fractionated Aerosols at a Semiarid Region over the Indo‐Gangetic Basin

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