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Particulate matter source apportionment in complex urban and industrial cities: The case of Tarragona, Spain

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    Identifier: imarina:5689832
    Authors:
    Sánchez ESánchez-Guijarro MSánchez-Soberón FRovira JSierra JSchuhmacher MRosell MSoler A
    Abstract:
    © 2018 WIT Press. In the framework of UltraPAR project (Assessing the Exposure and the Health Effects of Ambient Fine and Ultrafine Particles in areas of intensive industrial activity) the outdoor air quality of 12 schools in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) was monitored in winter 2016-2017. High volume air samplers equipped with quartz filters were used for sampling airborne particulate matter equal or smaller than 10, 2.5, and 1 µm (known as PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 respectively). These ambient samples together with some sources samples (harbour, industrial complexes, incinerator and road traffic) were chemically, mineralogically, and isotopically characterized and it is expected to help assessing the contribution of different emission sources. Preliminary results show that the maximum PM concentrations reached 37 µg/m3 for PM1, 30 µg/m3 for PM2.5 and 54 µg/m3 for PM10 while the lead content varies in the range of 10 to 13 ng/m3. Through XRD and SEM the marine aerosol influence is confirmed in this coastal city. The carbon isotopic signatures of the different PM sizes could be a potential tracer of its origin (mineral vs combustion sources). These findings were also compared with recent and older environmental data from other studies in similar cities or specifically in this zone to explore its consistency and possible temporal variations.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Sánchez E; Sánchez-Guijarro M; Sánchez-Soberón F; Rovira J; Sierra J; Schuhmacher M; Rosell M; Soler A
    Department: Enginyeria Química Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Rovira Solano, Joaquim / SÁNCHEZ SOBERÓN, FRANCISCO / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
    Keywords: Tarragona Pm2.5 Pm10 Carbon isotopes
    Abstract: © 2018 WIT Press. In the framework of UltraPAR project (Assessing the Exposure and the Health Effects of Ambient Fine and Ultrafine Particles in areas of intensive industrial activity) the outdoor air quality of 12 schools in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) was monitored in winter 2016-2017. High volume air samplers equipped with quartz filters were used for sampling airborne particulate matter equal or smaller than 10, 2.5, and 1 µm (known as PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 respectively). These ambient samples together with some sources samples (harbour, industrial complexes, incinerator and road traffic) were chemically, mineralogically, and isotopically characterized and it is expected to help assessing the contribution of different emission sources. Preliminary results show that the maximum PM concentrations reached 37 µg/m3 for PM1, 30 µg/m3 for PM2.5 and 54 µg/m3 for PM10 while the lead content varies in the range of 10 to 13 ng/m3. Through XRD and SEM the marine aerosol influence is confirmed in this coastal city. The carbon isotopic signatures of the different PM sizes could be a potential tracer of its origin (mineral vs combustion sources). These findings were also compared with recent and older environmental data from other studies in similar cities or specifically in this zone to explore its consistency and possible temporal variations.
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat joaquim.rovira@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-4381-2490 0000-0003-4399-6138
    Record's date: 2024-02-17
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-ecology-and-the-environment/230/36786
    Papper original source: Environmental Exposure And Health. 230 511-518
    APA: Sánchez E; Sánchez-Guijarro M; Sánchez-Soberón F; Rovira J; Sierra J; Schuhmacher M; Rosell M; Soler A (2018). Particulate matter source apportionment in complex urban and industrial cities: The case of Tarragona, Spain. Environmental Exposure And Health, 230(), 511-518. DOI: 10.2495/AIR180471
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.2495/AIR180471
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2018
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Tarragona
    Pm2.5
    Pm10
    Carbon isotopes
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