Critical review and meta-analysis of ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor models in Europe

CA Belis, F Karagulian, BR Larsen, PK Hopke - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
A review was conducted of the published literature on source apportionment of ambient
particulate matter (PM) in Europe using receptor models (RMs). Consistent records were …

Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: a review of methods and results

M Viana, TAJ Kuhlbusch, X Querol, A Alastuey… - Journal of aerosol …, 2008 - Elsevier
European publications dealing with source apportionment (SA) of atmospheric particulate
matter (PM) between 1987 and 2007 were reviewed in the present work, with a focus on …

Bulk composition of northern African dust and its source sediments—A compilation

D Scheuvens, L Schütz, K Kandler, M Ebert… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of bulk compositional data of northern African dust and its
potential source sediments and includes elemental, isotope and mineralogical data …

Seasonal variability of PM2. 5 and PM10 composition and sources in an urban background site in Southern Italy

D Cesari, GE De Benedetto, P Bonasoni… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Comparison of fine and coarse fractions in terms of sources and dynamics is scarce
in southeast Mediterranean countries; differences are relevant because of the importance of …

Annual trends in occurrence of submicron particles in ambient air and health risk posed by particle bound metals

S Izhar, A Goel, A Chakraborty, T Gupta - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Risk analysis is highly important in toxicology and public health studies. Health risk related
to exposure to toxic metals of PM 1 was assessed. Concentrations of 13 heavy metals …

Spatial and seasonal variability of the mass concentration and chemical composition of PM2.5 in Poland

W Rogula-Kozłowska, K Klejnowski… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2014 - Springer
The seasonal changes in ambient mass concentrations and chemical composition of fine
particulate matter (PM 2.5) were investigated in three locations in Poland. The analyses …

Hourly elemental concentrations in PM2.5 aerosols sampled simultaneously at urban background and road site during SAPUSS – diurnal variations and PMF …

M Dall'Osto, X Querol, F Amato… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Hourly-resolved aerosol chemical speciation data can be a highly powerful tool to determine
the source origin of atmospheric pollutants in urban environments. Aerosol mass …

Variability in regional background aerosols within the Mediterranean

X Querol, A Alastuey, J Pey, M Cusack… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
The main objective of this study is the identification of major factors controlling levels and
chemical composition of aerosols in the regional background (RB) along the Mediterranean …

Particle size, chemical composition, seasons of the year and urban, rural or remote site origins as determinants of biological effects of particulate matter on pulmonary …

MG Perrone, M Gualtieri, V Consonni, L Ferrero… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM), a complex mix of chemical compounds, results to be associated with
various health effects. However there is still lack of information on the impact of its different …

Inter-annual variability of source contributions to PM10, PM2. 5, and oxidative potential in an urban background site in the central mediterranean

LC Giannossa, D Cesari, E Merico, A Dinoi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne particulate matter (PM) is studied because of its effects on human health and
climate change. PM long-term characterisation allows identifying trends and evaluating the …