Particulate air pollution is a mixture of solid and/or liquid particles that vary in size, composition and origin. These particles enter the atmosphere by natural pathways or by the action of man. The undeniable effect of the presence of particulates in the atmosphere is the growing number of people affected from respiratory problems, lung cancer and cardiopulmonary diseases. Source apportionment based on bulk chemical analysis often uses advanced statistical tools for a detailed source categorization. This study is aimed to perform a source apportionment by the PMF5.0 of PM10 and PM2.5 collected simultaneously in a costal rural site located in the Puglia region (South-Eastern Italy).
Source apportionment of particulate matter collected in a rural site
A Genga;M Siciliano;C Malitesta;T Siciliano
2018-01-01
Abstract
Particulate air pollution is a mixture of solid and/or liquid particles that vary in size, composition and origin. These particles enter the atmosphere by natural pathways or by the action of man. The undeniable effect of the presence of particulates in the atmosphere is the growing number of people affected from respiratory problems, lung cancer and cardiopulmonary diseases. Source apportionment based on bulk chemical analysis often uses advanced statistical tools for a detailed source categorization. This study is aimed to perform a source apportionment by the PMF5.0 of PM10 and PM2.5 collected simultaneously in a costal rural site located in the Puglia region (South-Eastern Italy).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
